Sugo is a character-driven comedy short film that combines dark humour, heightened personalities, and absurd conflict. Set within the world of two rival restaurants, the film follows Giovanni Alessandro and Salvatore Andrea, who run their kitchens like competing kingdoms. Their bitter, decades-long feud has consumed their lives, with every dish, decision, and interaction becoming part of an ongoing battle for dominance.
When a powerful figure known only as The Proprietor declares that one of the restaurants must close, Giovanni is forced into a “peace” dinner with his longtime rival. What begins as an attempt at reconciliation quickly revealed itself to be something far more sinister, as only one of the chefs was expected to walk away from the table alive.
The motivation behind creating Sugo was to explore how obsession, pride, and competition can escalate into complete absurdity. Through its blend of comedy and tension, the film aimed to entertain audiences while showcasing the consequences of allowing rivalry and ego to consume every aspect of a person’s life.
0:06
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“Mr. Alessandro. Yeah. 7:00pm. Try to be civil”
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“Okay. Okay. Okay.”
0:25
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[Sigh] Let’s start from the beginning. Give me some of your history
0:29
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“It’s not uh it’s not one thing, you know. It’s years.
0:35
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“It’s uh it’s stupid things. It’s little things. A table here, a customer there”
0:40
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“Uh it’s not that I just uh decided tonight, you know. You didn’t?”
0:45
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“No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. This started years ago. Then we don’t start here.”
0:51
51 Seconds
“We were always different, don’t you think? No. Not always”
0:58
58 Seconds
“But um you cook to prove something. Me? I cook to feed. Who did you feed exactly?”
1:07
1 Minute 7 Seconds
“I fed this whole street. And you choke on it”
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1 Minute 11 Seconds
“When?”
1:13
1 Minute 14 Seconds
“I don’t know. Uh not long. Couple minutes maybe. Uh we were eating. He liked it actually. Not that it matters, you know.”
1:35
1 Minute 35 Seconds
“You killed a man, Mr Alessandro. And if you don’t want to be put away for a long time, I suggest you tell me everything.”
1:41
1 Minute 41 Seconds
“He didn’t make you my enemy. You did, the day you opened across the street”
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1 Minute 47 Seconds
“Mmmm”
1:48
1 Minute 48 Seconds
“Salute Motherfucker.”
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