Fratelli D'Innocenzo's 'Favolacce' Wins Silver Bear at Berlinale 2020

The film 'Favolacce' by brothers Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo, streaming since May 11 via Vision Distribution, won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival. Set in a Roman suburb during a sweltering summer, the black fairy tale explores family dysfunction and childhood isolation. The directors cite Edward Hopper's paintings as visual inspiration, particularly for a dinner scene shot from a distance. Cinematographer Paolo Carnera collaborated on the film, and the soundtrack includes 'Passacaglia Della Vita'. The film is described as a horror story about incommunicability and false perfection, with children as protagonists. The voice-over by Max Tortora states: 'what follows is a true story, inspired by a false story.' The D'Innocenzo brothers previously directed 'La terra dell'abbastanza'.