Christian is on family vacation with his wife and son. One day he meets Luca, an old friend, at the bar on the beach. This sudden emergence from the past bothers Christian. Luca asks Christian to restart a game interrupted many years ago...
Acting
Emanuel Caserio's restrained panic—smiling while drowning.
Cinematography
Sun-soaked beaches that feel increasingly claustrophobic.
Direction
Caproni knows exactly how long to hold your gaze.
Director
Lorenzo Caproni
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Italian short cinema often uses the 'vacanze' setting to explore class and repression; Caproni updates this with queer subtext.
The 15-minute runtime mirrors the game's structure: brief, ritualized, and ending before anyone can truly leave.
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