but garrone is confident in the unique qualities of his film. well, first of all, we are italian! italian story. of course, like all the masterpiece of literature in the world, they start from local, you know, we talk about a very poor village in tuscany. and then this story is local. and then became universal. we hope that our version will surprise the audience and will push the audience to rediscover also the classic, you know, of collodi. this is a touching film with a charismatic and earnest performance from federico ielapi, who plays pinocchio. the effectiveness of the picture is bolstered by the beautiful cinematography, production design and make—up. there was a mix of sentimental but disquieting storytelling and imagery that was mostly well—received at berlin. one of the films making a big impact at the berlin film festival, suk suk, came from hong kong, where its director was born and raised. it was one of a clutch of gay love stories shown at the festival. jad salfiti reports on this award—winning picture and its reception in berlin. he's made many otherfilms, but suk su