The rigid rules of faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses are like a cage for a diver amongst sharks: they have to protect the faithful against dangerous influences from without. The intelligent Giulia was brought up with that idea in mind. When she falls in love with such a ‘shark’ – the rough ex-con Libero – her whole life is turned upside down. Will Giulia dare to choose a life with Libero, even if she is then cast out by her family? How can she know what she wants, if she is so used to people thinking for her? In his apposite feature debut, Marco Danieli investigates themes such as identity, personality and the interaction between the individual and society.
This makes Worldly Girl more a coming-of-age story than a romance, even though you almost forget that, thanks to the stunning chemistry between Sara Serraiocco and Michele Riondino, who won the Pasinetti awards in Venice for the best actors.
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Fish Story
Fact-checking has never seemed so enjoyable as in this short documentary tale by Charlie Lyne about family myths, fish and ingenious marketing. -
The Handmaiden
Master swindler Count Fujiwara has taken an interest in the family fortune of Lady Hideko. To rob her, he conspires with her new maid Sook-hee.… -
Moonlight
American indie sensation shows the life of a black man as he grows from being the poor child of a single, addicted mother into a… -
Quality Time
In a self-assured and highly satirical debut, Daan Bakker portrays a series of plodding young men and their relationships to their worried parents. Us
Film details
- Countries of production
- France, Italy
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 104'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
