The Madmen Coach
Carlo Liberatore
Italy, Senegal
2025
57min
In Dakar, Malick Biteye forms a football team made up of players with mental disorders. In a context of absolute poverty, the stories and desires of these men, struggling against stigma, intertwine. Their journey culminates in Italy, where they fulfill their dream of playing in an international football match.
Carlo Liberatore
Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematography
Valerio Tommaso
Writer, Producer
Santo Rullo
Writer
Luigi Caggiano
Editing
Grabriele Bucari
Cinematography
Patrizio Maria D'Artista
Original Music
Andrea Massi
Sound
Federico Tummolo
Sound
Malick Biteye
Key Cast
Moussa Niang
Key Cast
Alouise Mbagnick N'Diaye
Key Cast
Cheikh Assane Séné
Key Cast
Papa Moussa Fall
Key Cast
Ibrahima Sagna
Key Cast
Idrissa Mbengue
Key Cast
Carlo Liberatore is an Italian director, screenwriter and festival director. He graduated with honors from the "International Academy for the Arts and Sciences of the Image" founded by Vittorio Storaro. Since 2016 he has been artistic director of the Sulmona International Film Festival now in its 43rd edition.