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Uberto Pasolini
The impulse to make Machan stems from the discovery of an absurd true event that inspired me to confront the immigration policies of the West in a non-didactic, humorous way.
The gradual acceptance in the West of the need to offer asylum to "refugees" (badly administered as it often is), has been accompanied by an increased demonization of those wishing to enter the West for the purpose of improving their lives; these, now referred to as "bogus refugees" or "illegal immigrants", are the target on one hand of short-sighted immigration policies and on the other of the greed of international human traffickers (…).
The film, based on real events that allows us to approach the subject in a humorous way, wants to remind the audiences of the desperate situation of many of the "illegals" we see on our streets, of the fact that what drives them to come to our shores is not the desire to scrounge on our generosity but to provide for those they were forced to leave behind.
Machan is Uberto Pasolini's first feature as a director.
Uberto has worked in films since 1983, starting as a runner in Thailand on The Killing Fields, and became an independent producer in 1994, when he founded Redwave Films.
Its first produced feature film was Palookaville, starring Vincent Gallo and directed by Alan Taylor.
Subsequently Uberto produced The Full Monty, which grossed over 250 million dollars internationally and remains to date the most successful UK picture at the UK box office of all those based on original material. Amongst its many international awards, the film was named “Best Film” of 1997 by BAFTA.
Uberto also produced The Closer You Get<7i>, written by acclaimed television writer William Ivory and The Emperor’s New Clothes, starring Ian Holm.
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