The Special Need
'It has been a long time since a documentary has told the tragedy and comedy of life with such empathy'. Motivation Golden Dove Award, Leipzig Film Festival
Enea is a 29 year old man with the usual needs of a man his age. What is not so common is his way of expressing those needs. Enena is autistic and he announces his sexual desire with neon lights, often misinterpreting the reactions of the girls he approaches on the street. He needs to learn that the woman that will say yes will probably not be the woman of his dreams. As he’s never experienced sex before, his best friends Carlo and Alex decide to help him and they set out on a journey throughout Europe where they will find far more than what they were looking for.
A documentary on the road, but first and foremost a powerful sentimental investigation, The Special Need tells the story of the normality of diversity without ever getting on the high horse and without ever losing sight of the lightness of the narrative. A dense lightness, at times poetic, within which everyone can recognise the enthusiasms, doubts and fragilities of everyday life.
The documentary can be watched on demand at this link and also on MUBI.
Directed by Carlo Zoratti
Screenplay Carlo Zoratti, Cosimo Bizzarri
Produced by Erica Barbiani, Henning Kamn
Cinematography Julian Elizalde
Editing David Hartmann
Sound Andrea Blasetig
Music Dario Moroldo
In co-production with Detailfilm, ZDF Das kleine fernsehspiel
Supported by Fondo Audiovisivo del FVG, Filmförderung Hamburg, Cinestyria, MEDIA, RAI 3 / DOC 3
With Enea Gabino, Alex Nazzi, Carlo Zoratti, Carla Meneghin, Ute Prankl
Length 84 minuti
World premiere Cineasti del Presente, Locarno Film Festival, 2013
Distributed by Tucker Film