Hours of controversy on social media for the short film "Calabria, terra Mia" by Gabriele Muccino. The video, presented at the Rome Film Fest Roma, literally drew a shower of criticism. "Tell Muccino that in Calabria there are no more donkeys", "Honestly, this video does not represent me", "It describes a Calabria of the early 900s", "Calabria is not the one in the director's video". "With all due respect, the acting leaves a lot to be desired", "Serious mistake of a subjunctive in the first bar", "No mention of culture, our mountains and lakes". And again: “The true Calabrian tradition is missing”, ”The fennel in the soppressata? Never heard ”, a myriad of comments, like these, animate the 2.0 world of the network and of all the newspapers of our beautiful country.
From associations to the world of politics, a shower of criticism
Even the world of associations and politics takes the field. In fact, the messages of "criticism" regarding the short film "Calabria, my land" are different. Some political parties are demanding the Roman director's apology, for having, according to them, created a strong damage to the image of our Region. Some parliamentarians deem this advertising spot unusable and ask the regional leaders to find a solution on the matter.
Calabria, my land ...
Two front page guest stars are Raoul Bova and Rocio Muñoz Morales, the protagonists of the short film by Gabriele Muccino. A plot that tells of the return for the protagonist, played by Raoul Bova, to his favorite places, together with his sweet beloved, played by Morales. The bergamot, the gold of Reggio Calabria, and the sea appear to be the contours of this love story. The Capo Vaticano beach, some landscapes near Tropea, are the main locations that can be glimpsed in the short film overwhelmed by the media storm.
Gabriele Muccino defends himself: "I had to excite ..."
“This short film is not a reportage, I had to excite”, these are the first declarations of the Italian director. There was no lack of vitriolic controversy, on Gabriele Muccino's Instagram page, since early yesterday afternoon. An unprecedented defense, the one put in place by the director. Meanwhile, the world of criticism soundly rejects the work "Calabria, my land". Controversy also from some intellectuals of our beautiful country who do not even grant enough to Muccino's latest effort. The promotional video had been commissioned by the Calabria Region to the Roman director, at a cost of approximately 1,7 million euros.
