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Once again, Roberto De Paolis turns a bleak life into a poetic story as he transforms a prostitute into a proper heroine.
Princess is a young Nigerian woman, an illegal immigrant selling her body on the outskirts of a big city. Like an Amazon on the hunt, she moves through a pine forest that stretches to the sea where she finds shelter, laughs, quarrels with her friends and earns her daily bread. She sniffs out money, avoiding danger and dodging emotions, one customer after another. Until one day, Princess meets a man who genuinely wants to save her. But first, she has to save herself.
Meet the director
Roberto De Paolis
Director, scriptwriter, producer and photographer, Roberto De Paolis was born in Rome and studied cinema at the London Film School. After directing his short films (including BASSA MAREA and ALICE, both presented at the Venice Film Festival), he founded Young Films with Carla Altieri in 2013, with whom he produced the documentaries FUORISTRADA by Elisa Amoruso and SARO by Enrico Maria Artale. In 2017, he made his debut film CUORI PURI, which was presented at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for the David di Donatello awards for Best Debut Feature. His second feature film PRINCESS was selected in competition as the opening film for the Orizzonti section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival.