Credited cast: | |||
Michele Alhaique | ... | Paolo | |
Valeria Bilello | ... | Elisa | |
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Davide Grillo | ... | Erik |
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Caterina Capodilista | ... | Flavia |
Ettore Nicoletti | ... | Giulio | |
Claudio Gioè | ... | Sushil | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Helena Antonio | ... | Elena (Employee) | |
Riccardo De Filippis | ... | Geremia |
In an alternate present, Paolo's job is to anonymously counsel the employees of his company. He's the best in what he does, but an employee's suicide attempt might call into question his life as he knows it.
Monitor is a small and straightforward story, yet inventive and intense. The direction and the script are clear cut, managing to keep the audience always on the edge. Both as a love story and a dystopian fable, Monitor manages to enthrall you with a few well-played means, turning the budget limits into virtue.
Director Alessio Lauria has a sharp, expressive eye, always knowing where to put the camera in order to get the best out of the slick script (co- written by Manuela Pinetti). Also, he knows how to direct actors: he gets a well-controlled but intense and meaningful performance out of the leading actors (Valeria Bilello and Michele Alhaique).