Fastnet lands European premiere

An Irish feature length documentary shot in Italy about Calciante will makes its European premiere in Schull at the end of May.

‘Quattro Colori’, directed by Donal Moloney, will be screened at the Fastnet Film Festival and it tells the story of one of the oldest traditions in Florence through the eyes, ears, blood, sweat and the tears of four Calciante, traditional football players.

Each player represents one of four districts in Florence, identified by a church and a colour - red, white, blue and green.

Over 500 years old, there is no sporting event like this anywhere in the world.

With few rules and bare knuckle boxing, wrestling, MMA, rugby, kicking, throwing and running incorporated into the ancient sport, putting the ball into the opponent’s goal is the objective.

With 27 men on each team, they battle it out for 50 minutes in traditional costume, under the scorching Tuscan sun.

The twelfth Fastnet Film Festival will run for five days from 20-24 May in Schull and will screen 12 feature films, run 12 workshops and 12 seminars in 12 pop-up cinemas in a village that has no cinema.

Visit fastnetfilmfestival.com for more.