Agon is Giulio Bertelli's feature debut set at the fictional Ludoj 2024 Olympic Games and centers on three female athletes competing in rifle shooting, fencing and judo. The film examines contradictions of these sports, from wartime training origins to professional entertainment and the recent incorporation of video games into competition. Alice Bellandi, 2024 Paris Olympic judo gold medallist, appears as herself alongside actresses Yile Yara Vianello and Sofija Zobina. Bertelli pursued architecture and offshore sailing rather than the family fashion business and now works in sailboat development and teaches at the Architectural Association. The film will premiere in Critics' Week, release theatrically in Italy via Mubi, and have international sales handled by The Match Factory; production involves MIA Film, Big Red Films, Art+Vibes and co-producers Idev Sas and Financière Marigny Sasu.
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline can reveal the trailer for Giulio Bertelli's directorial feature debut , co-starring Italian judo athlete and Olympic Gold medallist Alice Bellandi, ahead of its premiere in the upcoming 40th edition of Venice parallel section Critics' Week. Set against the fictional Olympic Games of Ludoj 2024, the film follows three female athletes as they prepare and then compete in rifle shooting, fencing and judo.
Italian judo champion Bellandi, who won a Gold Medal at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, plays herself. She is joined in the cast by actresses Yile Yara Vianello (The Beautiful Summer) and Sofija Zobina ( La Chimera). Bertelli is the son of fashion power couple Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli but is not involved in the family business. He opted instead to study architecture before becoming a professional offshore sailor, and is now involved in the
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