A Heart in the Drawer
A Heart in the Drawer (Italian: Il cuore nel cassetto), is a 2016 Italian short film against femicide written and directed by Roberto Leoni and produced by Mario D'Andrea. First release 24 September 2016 (Montreal, Canada) Views of the World Film & Music Festival 2016 - Official Selection [1] First Italian release 29 November 2017 (Rome, Italy) RIFF Rome International Film Festival 2017 [2]
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| Directed by | Roberto Leoni | 
| Written by | Roberto Leoni | 
| Produced by | Mario D'Andrea | 
| Starring | Marianna Di Martino, Marco Basile | 
| Cinematography | Roberto Romei | 
| Edited by | Andrea Zoppis | 
| Music by | Giovanni Cernicchiaro | 
Production company  | MDL Creations  | 
Running time  | 5 minutes | 
| Country | Italy | 
| Language | Italian | 
Plot
    
A young woman's sensitive gesture is misunderstood by her partner causing an umpteenth row until a tragic end... But also this one will be officially filed as an accident, like too many other femicides caused by domestic violence... Under the auspices of Amnesty International in Italy [3] "In five minutes of dramatic live broadcasting we assist to one of the many femicides. A shock that provokes an immediate reaction of condemn and refusal." Roberto Leoni
Cast
    
- Marianna Di Martino as Francesca
 - Marco Basile as Nicolò
 
