DON’T BE AFRAID IF I HUG YOU
This is a road movie about autism and the relationship between a father, Franco, and his autistic son, Andrea – from Italy to the Sahara desert, after the success of Fulvio Ervas’s book on their fist trip around the US. Dedicated to a man that decided to never give up.
Atlanta Docu Fest, Manchester Film Festival
DIRECTED BY: Niccolò Maria Pagani
FEATURING: Franco Antonello, Andrea Antonello
PRODUCED BY: Ushuaia Film
LANGUAGES: Italian
RUNNING TIME: 56 min
RELEASE DATE: 2021
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