I WILL NOT STARVE

NON MORIRÒ DI FAME

By Umberto SPINAZZOLA

FILMOPTION INTERNATIONAL - as SALES All rights, World / DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, World, CANADA / PROD

Comedy - Completed 2023

A fallen Michelin star chef returns home following the death of his ex-wife. While trying to mend the bond with his teenage daughter, he meets a tramp who shows him how to live freely and thrive on food wasted by grocery chains. Together, they transform unloved ingredients into real masterpieces.

    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Comedy, Drama
    • Countries
    • ITALY, CANADA
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 104 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Umberto SPINAZZOLA
    • Writer(s)
    • Umberto SPINAZZOLA, Alessia ROTONDO
    • Producer(s)
    • Alessandro BORRELLI (La Sarraz Pictures), Paul CADIEUX (13312712 Canada Inc.)
    • Synopsis
    • I Will Not Starve tells the story of a fallen chef, formerly a Michelin star, who returns to Turin following the death of his ex-wife and after several years of absence. While trying to mend the broken bond with his teenage daughter, he meets a tramp who introduces him to a new way of life, living freely and taking advantage of grocery store food waste to feed himself. Together, they will transform unloved foods into true masterpieces.

      I Will Not Starve is an ode to Italian cuisine and an outcry against food waste.