Rocco (film)

2016 French film

Rocco

Film poster

Directed by| Thierry Demaizière
Alban Teurlai
Produced by| Fabrice Coat
Stéphane Célérier
Valérie Garcia
Stéphanie Schorter Champenier
Michel Spavone
Starring|

* Rocco Siffredi
* Rosa Caracciolo
* Arabella Danger
* James Deen
* Gabriele Galetta
* Mark Spiegler
* Kelly Stafford

Cinematography| Alban Teurlai
Edited by| Alban Teurlai
Music by| Pierre Aviat

Production
companies

Program 33
Mars Films
Falabracks
Centre National de la Cinématographie
Orange Cinéma Séries

Distributed by| Mars Distribution (France) (theatrical)
Netflix (Australia) (VOD)
Wild Bunch (Worldwide, except France)

Release date

* September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) (Venice Film Festival)

Running time

| 105 minutes
Country| France
Languages| English
French
Hungarian
Italian

Rocco is a 2016 French documentary film, co-directed by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai.

## Synopsis

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A biographical documentary of famed adult film star Rocco Siffredi who struggles with an inner conflict and ambivalence about his work as well as uncertainty about his future considers closing out his career with a final production in San Francisco. Interviews reveal Rocco's struggle with the death of his mother, his high standards for quality narrative content as a director and producer, his production planning and execution with his cousin, and his relatively undramatic role as a husband and father to two sons. Additional interviews with women in different stages of their career as an adult film actress reveal different perspectives on the matter--from vulnerability and empowerment to injuries sustained during production.

## Cast

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* Rocco Siffredi as himself
* Rosa Caracciolo as herself
* Abella Danger as herself
* James Deen as himself
* Gabriele Galetta as himself
* Mark Spiegler as himself
* Kelly Stafford as herself

## Reception

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Boyd van Hoeij from The Hollywood Reporter, called it a "fascinating and beautifully crafted work that tries to paint a nuanced picture of the man himself and, to an extent, the industry in which he worked".[1] E. Nina Rothe from The Huffington Post, wrote: "From its opening shot, it's clear that Rocco is not a film for the faint of heart. It is raw, hard-core, violent and savage. And yet, hidden beneath this world of porn and Rocco Siffredi—the film's anti-hero with a Faustian secret—lies a message about how empowered we each are, when it comes to our own sexuality."[2]

Rocco won the NIN Award at the FEST International Film Festival.[3]

## References

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1. ^ van Hoeij, Boyd. "'Rocco': Film Review - Venice 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
2. ^ Nina Rothe, E. "Naked for the First Time: Rocco, Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai in Venice". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
3. ^ "FEST International Film Festival". IMDB. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

## External links

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* Rocco at IMDb
* Rocco at Rotten Tomatoes

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