The Castle

Il Castello Indistruttibile (titre original)

a film by Virginia Nardelli , Danny Biancardi and Stefano La Rosa

France, Italy / 2025 / 72 mins

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In an isolated neighborhood of Palermo, three kids turn an abandoned building into a secret shelter.
Here they can escape the violence of the outside world and share their dreams.

produced by Nadège Labé
in co-production with

Zalab Film (Italy)

in association with

La Bandita

with the support

of La Scam, La Sacem, CNC, Procirep Angoa, Sicilia Film Commission, SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur Region, Italian Tax Credit

directors : bio and filmography

Virginia Nardelli is an Italian film director who graduated in 2019 from the National Film School of Documentaries in Palermo with the feature film “C'è un lupo nel Parco Del Re”. From 2020 to 2023, she collaborated with Stefano Savona on the documentary “Le Mura of Bergamo”, presented at the 73rd Berlinale. She is currently the vice-president of “La Bandita”, a collective of authors based in Palermo.

    / filmography

  • THE CASTLE, Feature documentary, 2025

  • C’È UN LUPO NEL PARCO DEL RE, Short documentary, 2019

Danny Biancardi is a director, photographer and editor for cinema, graduating at National Film School of Documentary with the documentary “Sparring Partners”. From 2020 to 2023 he collaborates with Stefano Savona on the documentary “Le Mura of Bergamo”, presented at the 73rd Berlinale | Encounters section.

    / filmography

  • THE CASTLE, Feature documentary, 2025

  • SPARRING PARTNERS, Short documentary, 2019

Stefano La Rosa is a director and screenwriter, graduated in visual arts in Venice and arts and anthropology at EHESS in Paris. Stefano worked as first assistant director on “Samouni Road” by Stefano Savona (selected at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival and winner of the Oeil D'Or).

    / filmography

  • THE CASTLE, Feature documentary, 2025

CPH:DOX - DOX:AWARD
BIOGRAFILM 🏆 Tutta un'Altra Storia Pratello Award
ITALIAN DOC SEASON
MOLISE CINEMA FESTIVAL 🏆 Special Jury Prize
ETATS GENERAUX DU FILM DOCUMENTAIRE
GALACTICAT
SOLE LUNA 🏆 Un Ponte Tra le Culture Award
TRANSMUTACION
CORSICA.DOC
ARCHITECTURE FILM FESTIVAL
FILEM'ON
CARBONIA FILM FESTIVAL
FESTIVAL DEI POPOLI
LES ECRANS DOCUMENTAIRES 🏆 Ecrans Documentaires Award & Valdevy Award
TRACES DE VIES 🏆 Special Mention
FESTIVAL DU FILM D'EDUCATION
ROME INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 🏆 Best Documentary ITA-DOC
FIPADOC 🏆 Young Europeans Jury Award
ANTENNA DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
LA PREMIERE FOIS
SOIF D'IDEAL