Discesa libera | Free Fall: dir Sandro Torella (2025)

Manuel Falco is a young actor who, after an early success, finds himself avoided by everyone because of his excessive disrespectfulness. He is forced to start over, taking on modest jobs — among them caring for Vittorio, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s. When Vittorio is admitted to a clinic, Manuel follows him and attempts to “heal the patients through art”. This dream may mark Manuel’s own rebirth — and offer a glimmer of hope to those in his care.

In Italian with English subtitles. Presented by the Italian Cultural Institute Abu Dhabi; screens in the NAAS Film Festival series, which this year has the theme Family Reel: Celebrating the Year of the Family.