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Italy’s ‘The Boy With Pink Pants’ Is Biggest Local Hit of 2024,’ Beating ‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator 2’
'The Boy With Pink Pants,' a film telling the true story of a teenage boy committed suicide after being bullied, is Italy's biggest local hit in 2024.
His mother, Teresa Manes, who is played by acclaimed Italian actor Claudia Pandolfi (“Siccità”), has since become an advocate for anti-bullying initiative and was involved in the development and production of the movie whose script, penned by Roberto Proia, is loosely based on the book she wrote about her son’s experience. A laundry incident that caused his red pants to become pink will be the catalysis for the school bullying to intensify and prompt the creation of a Facebook page filled with mockery and homophobic insults which he’ll discover soon before killing himself. Ben Ammar, whose banner Eagle Pictures has ranked as Italy’s top independent distribution company through deals with U.S. studios, pointed out “The Boy With Pink Pants” has not only beat Hollywood movies but also strong Italian competitors like Paolo Sorrentino’s “Parthenope.” It’s also doubled the box office score of Matteo Garrone’s refugee drama “Io Capitano” which represented Italy in the Oscar race and was nominated for best international feature film.
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