Plot

At a desert motel, delusional gangster Luigi and wife Holly evade bodyguards to celebrate their anniversary, but secrets unfold in a darkly comedic caper inspired by classic cinema.

In the sun-scorched expanse of a desert Vegas motel, delusional gangster, Luigi Scarpedicemente, and his wife, Holly, embark on a clandestine adventure. Their mission? To evade relentless bodyguards Ricco and Rocco and celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary. But as the sands shift and secrets unravel, the line between comedy and chaos blurs. Brace yourself for a darkly humorous tale that tips its hat to the golden age of cinema.

Delusional gangster, Luigi Scarpedicemente (Cement Shoes), is next in line to be the Godfather. But he doesn't want to be boss. He wants to be an actor. Today he has ditched his bodyguards, Ricco and Rocco, to celebrate his one-year wedding anniversary with his ditzy wife, Holly, at a Vegas motel where they plan on enjoying sexual role-playing games. Luigi is a walking film projector, playing out the favorite gangster movies of his mind. He sees his world in Black and White and it's all fun and games until reality kicks in. The layered plot, full of twists and turns, will keep you guessing throughout. Based on the critically acclaimed stage play written by the two leads, husband and wife, John Vamvas and Olga Montes.

Scarpedicemente is a claustrophobic, dark comedy based on the play written by the two leads, husband and wife team John Vamvas and Olga Montes. Luigi Scarpedicemente (John Vamvas) is a delusional gangster madly in love with his ditzy gangster moll wife Holly (Olga Montes). The larger-than-life couple are celebrating their one-year wedding anniversary at a low rent Las Vegas motel. While deeply in love, Luigi and Holly share an inability to live in the present. Luigi a walking film projector, playing out the favorite gangster movies of his mind. While Holly's exuberant exterior hides a troubled past bubbling to the surface of their relationship. Sparks fly in this tale of two troubled souls mired in their hefty emotional baggage.—Donato Totaro