ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Heads or Tails? (Testa o croce?)
In early 20th-century Italy, where fascination with the American Wild West runs high, a romance between a spirited woman and a charismatic stablehand takes a dangerous turn when he is accused of murder. Forced on the run, their journey unfolds across a mythic landscape where love, legend and survival collide.
Director
Alessio Rigo de Righi & Matteo Zoppis (The Tale of King Crab)
Actors
John C. Reilly • Alessandro Borghi • Nadia Tereszkiewicz • Peter Lanzani
1h 56m • Rated M • Western, Drama • Italy • In Italian with Eng subs
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Heads or Tails? (Testa o croce?)
Thu 7 May 7:30pm ncp
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At its centre is Rosa, a heroine who drives the narrative with determination and desire, alongside Alessandro Borghi’s Santino — reimagined here as the object of fascination rather than the traditional western anti-hero. As the pair flee across sweeping landscapes, the film shifts between grounded drama and touches of magical realism, all captured on richly textured celluloid. The result is a western that feels expansive yet intimate, playful yet romantic — a striking revival of a genre, and one that carries both reverence and reinvention in equal measure.
Film Notes
A bold, romantic reinvention of the Italian western, rich with myth and visual splendour.
Italian cinema returns to the western with Heads or Tails?, a film that draws on the legacy of Sergio Leone while reshaping it through a distinctly modern lens. Set at a time when Italy was captivated by the mythology of the American frontier, the story blends historical curiosity with cinematic imagination, even weaving in the figure of Buffalo Bill as a showman performing for European audiences. Directors Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis build on the sensibility of The Tale of King Crab, combining folklore, genre and visual storytelling into something that feels both classical and unexpected.