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Logline
A cinematic work that discovers cohesion in the midst of rubble and oblivion.
In a seaside village in Sicily, Arturo lives with the prostitutes who have raised him since birth. He’s now 18, but has retained his childlike disposition and innocence. The fact that he’s unlike others his age, walks in an odd way, and is unable to speak doesn’t bother anyone — in a matriarchal society that functions according to its own rules.
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After the film: Q&A with Simona Malato
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After the film: Q&A with Simona Malato
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Meet the director
Emma Dante
Emma Dante was born in Palermo in 1967. After graduating from the Accademia Nazionale d’Arte Drammatica Silvio D’Amico, she became a playwright and director. In 1999, she founded her own theater company, Sud Costa Occidentale, in Palermo. Her first feature film, VIA CASTELLANA BANDIERA, was released in 2013. Her second film, THE MACALUSO SISTERS (FILMFEST MÜNCHEN 2021), is based on her play of the same title.