In 1970s Rome, Clara is a nonconformist Spanish expatriate trapped in a loveless marriage to Felice, an unfaithful and abusive businessman, with whom she has three children: Adriana, Gino and Diana. Their eldest child, 12-year-old Adriana, experiences gender dysphoria. Adriana rejects girlhood and instead identifies as a boy, wearing boys' clothes and adopting the masculine name Andrea.[a] One day, Andrea befriends Sara, a Romani girl who knows him as a boy. Upon a shared sense of being outsiders, Andrea and Clara grow closer.
Keywords
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- David di Donatello
- Italian Cinema
- Italian success
- La Biennale di Venezia !
- Mostra: The best from the previous years
- Penelope Cruz
- Sundance Film Festival !
- family
- parenthood
Actors
- Penélope Cruz
- Vincenzo Amato
- Luana Giuliani
- Aurora Quattrocchi
- Elena Arvigo
Director
- Emanuele Crialese
The love story between Clara and her children, in 1970s Rome.
In 1970s Rome, Clara is a nonconformist Spanish expatriate trapped in a loveless marriage to Felice, an unfaithful and abusive businessman, with whom she has three children: Adriana, Gino and Diana. Their eldest child, 12-year-old Adriana, experiences gender dysphoria. Adriana rejects girlhood and instead identifies as a boy, wearing boys' clothes and adopting the masculine name Andrea.[a] One day, Andrea befriends Sara, a Romani girl who knows him as a boy. Upon a shared sense of being outsiders, Andrea and Clara grow closer.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Emanuele Crialese
Cast
Penélope Cruz
Cast
Vincenzo Amato
Cast
Luana Giuliani
Cast
Aurora Quattrocchi
Cast
Elena Arvigo