The Ignorant Fairies is a 2001 Italian drama film directed by Turkish-Italian film director Ferzan Özpetek. The story follows a woman who discovers that her recently deceased husband had been having an affair. When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele. Although she's initially devastated by the news and hostile toward Michele, she soon develops a friendship with him and his and Massimo's circle of gay, transgendered, and straight friends, among whom are a... Turkish immigrant, a playwright and a boutique owner. As she gets to know these people and become a part of their lives, the new relationships dramatically transform Antonia. The director Ferzan Özpetek, who is himself gay, has a cameo appearance in the scene where two characters are searching gay companies to find a friend of theirs, who is sitting next to them, and viewing some photos on the Internet, where a guy and Özpetek are clearly seen.
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| Release date: | 2001 |
| Directed by: | Ferzan Özpetek |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 106 Minutes |
| Screenplay by: | Ferzan Özpetek |