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Guadagnino Presents Tortorici’s “Ketticè” at Locarno

8/10/2026

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Luca Guadagnino produced Giovanni Tortorici’s drama “Ketticè” at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
Set in Palermo in 2012, the film follows 16-year-old Giulio (Salvatore Gallina) who befriends Ketty (Rachele Testagrossa).
Giovanni Tortorici said the story critiques schools, families and the state for failing young people.
Luca Guadagnino claimed Italian cinema dried up after the Berlusconi empire and announced Tortorici’s next film will draw on tough Palermo neighborhoods.

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Luca Guadagnino produced Giovanni Tortorici’s drama “Ketticè” at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
Set in Palermo in 2012, the film follows 16-year-old Giulio (Salvatore Gallina) who befriends Ketty (Rachele Testagrossa).
Giovanni Tortorici said the story critiques schools, families and the state for failing young people.
Luca Guadagnino claimed Italian cinema dried up after the Berlusconi empire and announced Tortorici’s next film will draw on tough Palermo neighborhoods.