Bad Tales

A suffocating, slow-burn descent into suburban alienation and repressed rage, where every frame feels like a held breath before disaster.

Directed by

Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo

Genres

Drama

Starring

Elio Germano, Tommaso Di Cola, Giulietta Rebeggiani

Tagline

Once upon a time there was a dream that now exists no more

Overview

In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

How it feels

Bleak, dark, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Family, isolation, trauma, betrayal

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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