Angel's Chest
2025 • 25 min • Italy
Luigi “Petto D’Angelo” Mantegna has now reached the end of his long boxing career. After 27 years of activity, the Italian Boxing Federation has declared his career over. During the day, Luigi works as a street vendor at various weekly markets. In the afternoon, he works as a radio speaker, and in the evening, like a superhero, he transforms into “Petto D’Angelo,” the boxer who never wins. Throughout his long professional career, he fought 120 matches, winning only 2, a "journeyman" in boxing jargon. However, despite his 116 losses and 2 draws, he never lost by knockout. It’s a role-playing game, a career that is somewhat a metaphor for a life lived halfway, but without a loser, there wouldn’t be a winner, and without one’s sacrifice, the other’s glory wouldn’t exist.
Original/Alternative Title: Petto d'angelo
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