Marra, I'll tell you about the black zone of football

(by Francesco Gallo) (ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 04 - The black zone of football, that of the losers in a world full of money, is the one where Bartolomeo (Massimo Ghini) lives, a sports agent, now without hopes and full of debts, the protagonist of 'The good time' by Vincenzo Marra, already at the Rome Film Festival in Alice's parallel section in the city and now in theaters from 12 March with Other Stories. Over the years Bartolomeo has wasted the many opportunities he has had, also due to the vice of the game that has made him lose money and family, and now he spends his days in the suburban fields hoping to find the new Maradona. At a certain point, however, he received from his friend Bruno (Max Tortora) the invitation to reach him in Uruguay to meet Pablito (the 11-year-old Argentine Ramiro Garcia, who plays in Roma 5-a-side football), a talented babycat player who could break through in Italian football. Bartolomeo, after meeting the boy, takes him to Italy, but the journey and the dream get complicated when the man discovers that Pablito has health problems and that therefore his football future is at risk.
"This film is a bit of a tribute to Mario Monicelli who, after seeing two of my documentaries in Naples, believed in me first of all - explains Vincenzo Marra - so when I learned of his death immediately I wrote this story thinking of giving him a proper tribute" . (HANDLE).