Small Boss

Ricardo Ruales Eguiguren, like his father, lives with Treacher Collins syndrome. This genetically transmitted facial condition altered his appearance and prevented him from pronouncing the letter “r” for years, which plunged him into silence. At home, however, almost nothing was talked about. Not the family illness, nor his homosexuality.

Middle Ages, year 1077. Sant’Anselmo, a grumpy hermit living on the top of an icy mountain, is accidentally dragged downhill by Ranin, a strange wild child with whom - unwillingly – he will navigate the foggy river Po among monstrous creatures, crumbling boats, ancient legends and strange companions, in search of a legendary giant pumpkin and, perhaps, a mysterious feeling called affection.