Orsi scatenati is an Italian sports documentary with a running time of 28 minutes, directed and written by Diego Monfredini. Made in Italy and shot in 4K, 16:9, colourformat, the film explores the world of boxing through a journey to the roots of the historic club Boxe Piacenza 1968, aiming to reconstruct the sporting and human legacy of Bruno Orsi, a local boxing legend.
The documentary alternates testimony and archive material, tracing the story of a man who was a reference point for his community before he was an athlete. The title, Orsi scatenati, recalls not only the physical power and energy of the ring, but also the emotional and human value emerging from the accounts of its protagonists: former boxers, friends, pupils and family members who restore the portrait of a man who was a “son” before he was a “champion”.
Through the direct, realistic language of the sports documentary, Monfredini brings the viewer inside the gym, among bags, ropes and memories, restoring the passion that connects generations of sportspeople to Bruno Orsi's name and to the Piacenza boxing tradition.
The film, completed on 1 January 2025, reflects on sport's formative value, on the transmission of values between teacher and pupil, and on the gym's social role as a place of education, sacrifice and growth.
Orsi scatenati is not a student project and is not the director's first film, but forms part of Monfredini's authorial path, already known for documentary works connected to memory and local identity.
Film Details
Title: Orsi scatenati
Original title: Orsi scatenati
Director: Diego Monfredini
Production: [Not stated]
Country: Italy
Language: Italian
Running time: 28 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Sport featured: Boxing
Protagonist(s): Bruno Orsi (through testimony and archive material)
Completion date: 1 January 2025
Premiere: [Not stated]
Distributor: [Not stated]
Shooting format: 4K, 16:9, colour
Director's first film: No
Student project: No