“Beate” – Holy humorous [MOVIE REVIEW]
“Beate,” director Samad Zarmandili’s feature debut, is a fluffy shaggy dog story with appealing leads, an engaging story, and a fun, predictable ending. Billed as a comedy of nuns, factory workers, bras, and miracle workers it actually delivers on all of that with a dash of corrupt politicians and greedy priests to boot. Written by Antonio Cecchi, Gianni Gatti, and Salvatore Maira, “Beate” tells the story of some intrepid women working in a factory that manufactures bras and panties. They are proud of their work and their design input and are relieved when their boss Veronica, who owns the factory with her husband, the town’s mayor, declares that these latest designs are about to be displayed in an haute couture runway show. Rumors had been flying that the factory was going to be shut down and all the work transferred abroad to save money. Surely with the success of the show, they will have job security. But no. It was subterfuge to distract them. The show was a huge success and resulted in important sales. What better time, thinks Veronica, than to move everything to Serbia and increase their profit margin. Justifiably upset that they have been deliberately mislead, the women…
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