Te protagonist of this film is a building. Standing on the outskirts of Rome – like a monolith in the open countryside – is a social housing complex built in the 1970s: Corviale. Tis outcast concrete structure, which stretches for over one kilometre, has become the embodiment of a failed urban planning utopia. As if the building had a voice of its own, the anecdotes and reports of the residents blend to produce a polyphonic picture of personal destinies and the inextricably linked story of Corviale. Gradually, viewers have the chance to reflect themselves upon the contradictions underlying major western cities.

Film programme Dreams Rewired

Awards for ›Il Palazzo‹
arte-Dokumentarfilmpreis, Duisburger Filmwoche 2006