Trailer for The Special Need.
Enea, a 29-year-old Italian man with autism, wants a sexual relationship. Enlisting the help of two childhood friends, Carlo and Alex, Enea begins incrementally learning the language of seduction and gaining the confidence to ask women out on dates. But as he confronts rejection, his desire turns into an obsession, and all three realize they may have to resort to more unorthodox solutions. The men embark on a trip across Europe, speaking with sex workers, psychologists and those who take on the roles of both. What’s revealed is that Enea may not, in fact, be looking for sex, but for a more meaningful involvement that he lacks the language to articulate. With incredible candor, sensitivity and effervescence, filmmaker Carlo Zoratti confronts the taboos of sex, love and disability without offering simple prescriptions to the issues they raise.