Synopsis
Marta and her daughter Nina move to Malanotte, a small mountain village. The little girl has been suffering from hypnagogic paralysis for some time, a sleep disorder which can lead to hallucinatory states, and Marta thought that a bit of mountain air and distance from the frenetic rhythm of city life might benefit the little girl. However, the house they move into is anything but welcoming, and children are never seen playing in the streets of Malanotte. Nina’s symptoms begin to worsen from the very first night in the new house, and the little girl has more and more vivid nightmares in which a ghostly figure sits on her chest, immobilises her and steals her breath. For Marta, a single mother in a place she finds increasingly sinister, it will become harder every day to know what is best for her child.
Pantafa (2023) is a 1h 45min horror feature film by Emanuele Scaringi. Marta and her daughter Nina move to Malanotte, a small mountain village. Selected for Raindance Film Festival (2022).
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Festival History
- Raindance Film Festival 2022 generic
- Torino Film Festival 2022 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | March 30, 2023 |
| Theatrical | Russia | July 6, 2023 |
Full credits
| Director | Emanuele Scaringi |
| Cast | Kasia Smutniak (Marta), Francesco Colella (Cowboy), Giuseppe Cederna (Dottore), Mario Sgueglia (Andrea), Betti Pedrazzi (Orsa), Mauro Marino (Franco), Greta Santi (Nina), Ugo De Cesare (Operaio Pupazza) |
| Screenplay | Emanuele Scaringi, Tiziana Triana, Vanessa Picciarelli |
| Producer | Domenico Procacci, Laura Paolucci |
| Executive producer | Ivan Fiorini |
| Cinematography | Simone D'Onofrio |
| Editing | Gianluca Scarpa |
| Music | Mattia Carratello, Stefano Ratchev |
| Production design | Alessandro Vannucci |
| Costumes | Gabriella Pescucci |
Identifiers & sources
| IMDb | tt14372210 |
| TMDB | 876619 |
Additional data: TMDB.
