Tagline:

In an almost uninhabited village the Moon falls into nothingness. Berto the papier-mâché maker secretly builds a fake Moon to restore hope to his town: it seems exactly identical to the previous one.

Synopsis:

During a patronal festival, in an imaginary village, the Moon falls sharply into nothingness, beyond the horizon. The few inhabitants of the town, in a panic, take refuge in their homes, safe from the catastrophic consequences which, however, never seem to arrive. Like frightened animals, the inhabitants are no longer able to leave the house, they survive the dark nights lost, accompanied by many questions. At night, the priest asks Berto the papier-mâché maker to secretly build a new Moon to replace the missing one and restore hope to the town. Berto, devoured by profound moral doubts, he fears not succeeding in the undertaking or, even worse, becoming the architect of a great deception. Once built and secretly raised into the sky, the new Moon appears indistinguishable from the previous one. The priest calls for a miracle and the community rejoices for the return of the old Moon. Meanwhile, Berto, deeply troubled, decides to reveal the truth to everyone: he shoots the Moon with a rifle to make it fall but it, intangible, remains suspended in the sky. This arouses in Berto the anguishing fear that even the previous Moon could have been a deception, just like his. Everyone flees in terror from the gunshots. Berto, enraged at the priest, continues to shoot uncontrollably, accidentally hitting a house. Through a bullet hole, Berto discovers an incredible truth: the entire country is made of papier-mâché.

Project representatives:

Francesco Lorusso (Co-writer and Director)