Daughter of Mine
Year: 2018
Country:
ITALY, GERMANY, SWITZERLAND
Language:
Italian
Run Time:
100 minutes
During a carefree summer in Sardinia, reserved pre-teen Vittoria befriends an unlikely woman: volatile and dramatic Angelica, whose life is unmoored by personal debt and bad decisions. However, when the young girl learns a carefully guarded family secret—Angelica is actually her biological mother—the resulting turmoil threatens to shatter existing familial bonds. Vittoria is angry at her buttoned-up adoptive mom, Tina, who is distraught at both the revelation and the possibility of losing her daughter. Angelica, meanwhile, tries her best to be nurturing, but can’t shake her self-destructive tendencies—even when her frustration boils over and places Vittoria in great danger. With its emphasis on nuanced physical expression and sparse dialogue, DAUGHTER OF MINE allows the trio’s simmering emotional pain and confusion to unfold at a leisurely pace that’s vulnerable and realistic. As a result, the film winds up as both an unconventional coming-of-age story and a bittersweet reflection on unconditional love. (In Italian with subtitles) —A.Z.
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Director
Laura Bispuri
Born in Rome, Italy, Laura Bispuri is a director and writer. Bispuri’s first feature, “Sworn Virgin,” was presented in more than 80 festivals worldwide and received numerous awards, including the prestigious Nora Ephron Prize at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Filmography
Sworn Virgin (2015)–CIFF40, DAUGHTER OF MINE (2018)
Producers
Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Maurizio Totti, Alessandro Usai, Viola Fügen, Michael Weber, Dan Wechsler
Screenwriting
Francesca Manieri, Laura Bispuri
Principal Cast
Valeria Golino, Alba Rohrwacher, Sara Casu, Udo Kier, Michele Carboni
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