How Kids Roll
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| Directed by | Loris Lai |
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| Based on | Sulle onde della libertà by Nicoletta Bortolotti[1] |
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| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Shane Sigler[2] |
| Edited by | Andrea Maguolo[3] |
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| Budget | €2,8 million[4] |
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How Kids Roll (Italian: I bambini di Gaza – Sulle onde della libertà) is an upcoming 2024 drama film directed by Loris Lai in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Dahlia Heyman, freely inspired by the 2013 Italian novel Sulle onde della libertà by Nicoletta Bortolotti. It tells the story of two boys, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, who form an unlikely friendship due to their mutual love for surfing amidst the war in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada in 2003. It stars Marwan Hamdan, Mikhael Fridel, Tom Rhys Harries, and Lyna Khoudri. The film is a co-production between Italy, United States and Belgium.
The film will be released theatrically in Italy by Eagle Pictures on 28 March 2024.
Plot
Gaza Strip, 2003. Two 12-year-old boys, Mahmud and Alon, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, form an unlikely friendship due to their mutual love for surfing amidst the war in Gaza during the Second Intifada.
Cast
- Marwan Hamdan as Mahmud[6]
- Mikhael Fridel as Alon[6]
- Tom Rhys Harries as Bill[7]
- Lyna Khoudri as Farah[6]
- Ruth Rosenfeld as Sara[2]
- Husam Chadat as Ashraf[6]
- Eyad Hourani as Ahmed[6]
- Samuel Kay[6]
Production
How Kids Roll is the feature directorial debut of Italian-American filmmaker Loris Lai,[1] who co-wrote the screenplay along with Dahlia Heyman, freely inspired by the 2013 Italian novel Sulle onde della libertà by Nicoletta Bortolotti.[8] Lai worked on the project for over a decade.[9] The working title was Roll.[1]
On 22 March 2021, it was reported that the film was awarded €400,000 in funding from Eurimages.[10]
On 11 November 2022, Variety announced that filming had wrapped in Tunisia and that Marwan Hamdan and Mikhael Fridel would play the lead roles in the film, and that Tom Rhys Harries and Lyna Khoudri were also part of the cast.[1] Khoudri was the director's first choice for the film in 2020.[4]
The film is a co-production between Italy's Jean Vigo Italia, Eagle Pictures,[2] B-Roll,[3] Panoramic Film,[3] and Rai Cinema,[2] along with Lawrence Bender Productions from the United States,[1][2] and Belgium's Potemkino,[2] with the support of Eurimages, Lazio Cinema International Fund, and the Italian Ministry of Culture. It was produced by Elda Ferri, Lawrence Bender, Frédéric Ollier, Peter De Maegd and Loris Lai, with Patric Palm, Cindy Cederlund and Dahlia Heyman serving as executive producers.[1] The score was composed by Oscar winner composer Nicola Piovani.[8]
Filming
The original plan was to shoot the film in Israel and in Gaza, but shooting in Israel was too expensive and it was not possible to shoot in Gaza, so the crew had to find another location.[4]
Principal photography took place in Tunisia between September and December 2022.[9] Filming at Tarak Ben Ammar Studios in Tunis wrapped in November 2022.[1] Post-production was finished in September 2023.[9]
Release
The film will be released theatrically in Italy by Eagle Pictures on 28 March 2024.[8]
Reception
Pope Francis said of the film, "this film with the hopeful voices of Palestinian and Israeli children will be a great contribution to education in brotherhood, social friendship and peace."[11]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Davis, Clayton (11 November 2022). "Israeli-Palestinian Drama 'Roll' From 'Pulp Fiction' Producer Wraps Filming in Tunisia (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "Roll (WT), Feature Film | 2022-2023 | Italy". Crew United. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "I bambini di Gaza – Sulle onde della libertà". Filmitalia (in italiano). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "The Co-production Podcast | Episode 39: Roll (Italy/Belgium)". Cineuropa. 6 December 2022.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Picone, Désirée (6 September 2022). "Si cercano ragazzi per film "Roll" di Loris Lai, da girare in Tunisia". Attori Casting (in italiano).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "I Bambini di Gaza - Sulle onde della libertà". ComingSoon (in italiano). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ↑ "Tom Rhys Harries". Curtis Brown. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "I bambini di Gaza: ecco il trailer del film del regista italo-americano Loris Lai" [The children of Gaza: here is the trailer of the film by Italian-American director Loris Lai]. The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in italiano). 9 March 2024.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Lai, Loris (11 March 2024). "This incredible journey is coming to an important point. After over a decade of work and passion, on March 28th How Kids Roll - I Bambini Di Gaza (Sulle Onde Della Libertà) it will open in the Italian theaters. We shot our film from September to December 2022 and finished the post production in September 2023. Since then the world has profoundly changed…". Instagram. Archived from the original on 13 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dalton, Ben (22 March 2021). "Eurimages backs Michel Hazanavicius, Dardenne brothers in latest funding round". Screen Daily.
- ↑ "Papa Francesco e I Bambini di Gaza, "così si aiuta la pace"". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (in italiano). 8 March 2024.
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