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Daughter of Mine

Horizons 2018 / Figlia mia / Italy, Germany, Switzerland 2018

Vittoria’s world turns upside down when she finds out that her mother isn’t loving Tina but a debt-ridden lush named Angelica. How will the three of them come to terms with the situation? An Italian melodrama that asks a fundamental question: Is maternity determined by biological or cultural bonds?

Daughter of Mine Daughter of Mine

Synopsis

Ten-year-old Vittoria is very close to her mother Tina. But her world is turned upside down when she finds out that her biological mother is the local debt-ridden lush Angelica. How will they each come to terms with the new situation? Is maternity determined by biological or cultural bonds? Laura Bispuri dealt with this intimate issue in her debut Sworn Virgin, but here she exchanges the Albanian mountain setting for Sardinia. The island, where the traditional concept of family relationships comes up against modern life, inspired the lyrico-magical style of a picture whose melodramatic story brings frequent reminders of traditional Italian cinema.

Sandra Hezinová

About the film

100 min / Color, DCP

Director Laura Bispuri / Screenplay Francesca Manieri, Laura Bispuri / Dir. of Photography Vladan Radovic / Music Nando Di Cosimo / Editor Carlotta Cristiani / Art Director Ilaria Sadun / Producer Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa, Maurizio Totti, Alessandro Usai / Production Vivo Film, Colorado Films, Rai Cinema, Match Factory Productions / Coproduction Das Kleine Fernsehspiel, Arte, RSI Radiotelevisione Svizzera SRG SSR / Cast Valeria Golino, Alba Rohrwacher, Sara Casu, Udo Kier, Michele Carboni / Sales The Match Factory

About the director

Laura Bispuri

Laura Bispuri (b. 1977, Rome). Passing Time (2010), Salve Regina (2010), Biondina (2011), Sworn Virgin (Vergine guirata, 2015), Daughter of Mine (Figlia mia, 2018)

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The Match Factory
Domstrasse 60, 50668, Cologne
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Phone: +49 221 539 7090
E-mail: [email protected]

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Laura Bispuri
Film Director

Marta Donzelli
Producer

Gregorio Paonessa
Producer

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