Short film, by Massimiliano Buzzanca, Stefano Scaramuzzino, Italy, 2025.
In a timeless retirement home, two elderly men — one convinced he is Batman, the other sure he is the Joker — engage in a surreal confrontation that oscillates between lost memory, lucid madness, and heroic nostalgia. One wears an ochre-yellow suit and dances with a cane like a majorette; the other reads in amazement that he was once the Dark Knight. But nothing is as it seems. T.O.F. is an ironic and melancholic journey through identity, old age, and the thin boundary between reality and imagination.

Director’s biography – Massimiliano Buzzanca, Stefano Scaramuzzino
Massimiliano Buzzanca, son of actor Lando Buzzanca, initially pursued a legal career, practicing as a lawyer until 2001, when he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and devote himself to acting. He made his stage debut with the play Novecento, then took part in several theatrical productions, including I tre operai (2003) and I Menaechmi (2008). His film debut dates back to 2002 with The Second Coming, followed by Il monastero (2003) and L’allenatore nel pallone 2 (2008). He also acted in Interno giorno (2011) and Ninna Nanna (2017). On television, Buzzanca has appeared in numerous series, including Rino Gaetano – Ma il cielo è sempre più blu (2006), Puccini (2008), Ho sposato uno sbirro 2 (2009), Il caso Enzo Tortora – Dove eravamo rimasti? (2012) and Il restauratore (2014). Since 2020, he has played Professor Igor Volpicelli in the soap opera Un posto al sole.
Stefano Scaramuzzino was born on October 28, 1964, in Rome. He is an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter known for his work in short films and theater productions. He has acted in several shorts, including Muse (2017), Insania (2016), Evelyn (2020), and Quando meno te l’aspetti (2017). Besides acting, he has also written and directed some of these projects, showing versatility in cinema. In 2019, his short film Quando meno te l’aspetti was selected for the David di Donatello award.

LANGUAGE: Italian
SUBTITLES: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese