Bonifacio Angius' 'I Giganti' Premieres at Locarno Film Festival

Bonifacio Angius' film 'I Giganti' premiered at the 74th Locarno Film Festival. The film follows five men—Stefano, Massimo, Andrea, Piero, and Riccardo—trapped in a house in a sun-drenched Sardinian valley, where they consume alcohol, speed, crack, heroin, and cocaine. The narrative explores crumbling masculinity, isolation, and a reckoning with life's failures. Only two women briefly enter the house, representing forces foreign to the male ritual. The film blends theatricality, atmospheric music, and a 'low' philosophy, eschewing psychology for a raw depiction of existential angst. Angius presents a story of men unable to change, oscillating between rage and despair. The setting transforms from a physical cage into a mental non-place projecting life's anxieties. The review was written by Carlotta Petracci for Artribune.