GEN_ (France-Italy-Switzerland, 2025, 104′)

Tuesday, September 23rd, at 8:30 p.m.; Order of Physicians, Surgeons, and Dentists of the Province of Turin, Corso Francia, 8

Event in partnership with Order of Physicians, Surgeons, and Dentists of the Province of Turin

On Tuesday, September 23rd, at 8:30 p.m., Job Film Days, in partnership with the Order of Physicians, Surgeons, and Dentists of the Province of Turin, presents the screening of Gianluca Matarrese‘s movie, GEN_. 

The only Italian film at the last edition of Sundance, GEN_ refers to a socio.political moment in which the rights of minorities and women are subject to restriction in many parts of the world and public health represents the place where the sensitive issues of our time are addressed, infertility and gender affirmation among them.

Followed by a debate introduced by Guido Giustetto (President of OMCeO Turin). Speakers: Anna Gualerzi (Psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and clinical sexologist, President of the Turin School of Sexology Association), Gianluca Gennarelli (Head of the Center for Reproductive Physiopathology and Assisted Reproductive Technology – S. Anna University Hospital – CSS in Turin). Moderated by Sara Strippoli (Journalist).

Admission method:  free access.

International title: GEN_
Original title: GEN_
Director, photography: Gianluca Matarrese
Screenplay: Donatella Della Ratta, Gianluca Matarrese
Editing: Giorgio Villa
Sound: Cantautoma
Production: Bellota Films, Stemal Entertainment, Elefant Films

At the Niguarda public hospital in Milan, Doctor Maurizio Bini has an unconventional mission: transforming lives through fertility and gender affirmation. Balancing the dreams of aspiring parents with the paths of those wanting a reconciliation with their gender identity, he creates a welcoming space made of self-determination, where humor often lightens even the most difficult moments. In a political context that challenges medical ethics, Bini challenges the boundaries of society to give hope, humanity and care. With his medical practices, he reflects on the purpose of medicine: not just healing the body but affirming every human being’s dignity and value.

Gianluca Matarrese (Moncalieri, 1980) is an Italian director based in Paris. In his movies, presented at the most important international film festivals, he explored a variety of themes such as body manipulation, gender affirmation, economic decline, traces of unresolved trauma, theatre, borders between fiction and reality. He narrated his family history and the birth and bankruptcy of their company in Fuori tutto . GEN_ was presented as a world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2025.

Filmography (selection): Fuori tutto (doc, 2019), La dernière séance (doc, 2021), Fashion Babylon (doc, 2022), Il posto (doc, 2022), Pinned into a Dress (sf, doc, 2022), Les beaux parleurs (doc, 2023), L’expérience Zola (2023), GEN_ (doc, 2025), Il quieto vivere (2025).