PET SHOP DAYS

PLOT

Impulsively, Alejandro fled from his home in Mexico and made his way to New York. It’s in the bustling city that he develops feelings for Jack, a twenty-year-old who is employed at a pet store. Driven by his desires, Alejandro embarks on an intense journey through the nocturnal and underground realms of the New York metropolis with his young partner. In a metropolis teeming with stimulation, the two main characters explore their love through immersive experiences, contending with various obstacles that appear determined to obstruct their full and conscious freedom.

GENRE

Drama

CAST

Grace Brennan, Willem Dafoe, Peter Sarsgaard.

PRODUCTION

Tenderstories, MeMo Films, Twin Productions, Storyteller Production.

PRODUCED BY

Moreno Zani, Malcom Pagani, Alex Coco, Marco Colombo, Galen Core, Giovanni Corrado, Aimone Ripa di Meana, Michel Franco, Santiago Guerrero Salas, Jeremy O. Harris, Alex Hughes, Eugene Kotlyarenko, Octavio Lopez, Riccardo Maddalosso, Francesco Melzi d’Eril, Ducan Montgomery, Gabriele Bebe Moratti, Theo Niarchos, Alex Orlovsky, Reka Posta, Ludovica Quaratesi, Renato Ragosta, Marie Savare, Olmo Schnabel, Martin Scorsese, Livio Strazzera, P.J. Van Sandwijk, Raffaella Viscardi.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

Section Orizzonti Extra, 80th Venice Film Festival 2023.