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Matteo and Riccardo are a couple, and they are celebrating their sixth month anniversary, but the romantic time is interrupted by the news that Matteo is HIV positive. Suddenly everything changes. Matteo, distressed and hearing-impaired, closes in on himself, while Riccardo, overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty, refuses to know his own status. Matteo's uncle Enzo will help the couple to face their fears and they, in turn, will help Enzo to accept the ghosts of his past.
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Malanova (2025)
73 min
Matteo and Riccardo are blissfully in love and are getting ready to celebrate their six-month anniversary. But their romantic interlude takes an unexpected turn when an unforeseen event shakes their certainties. Matteo withdraws into himself, Riccardo wavers between wanting to run away and being curious, and the couple suddenly finds itself facing questions they had never dared to ask. Amid desire, tension, and hope, they’ll have to confront their fears and strengthen the bond that unites them.

Malanova (2025)
73 min
Matteo and Riccardo are blissfully in love and are getting ready to celebrate their six-month anniversary. But their romantic interlude takes an unexpected turn when an unforeseen event shakes their certainties. Matteo withdraws into himself, Riccardo wavers between wanting to run away and being curious, and the couple suddenly finds itself facing questions they had never dared to ask. Amid desire, tension, and hope, they’ll have to confront their fears and strengthen the bond that unites them.