Daughter of Mine

Laura Bispuri : 2018
Figlia mia

Ten-year-old Vittoria is growing up in a Sardinian village untouched by tourism. One day at a rodeo she meets the impetuous Angelica, who is completely different to her own caring mother Tina. Vittoria does not suspect that the two women are connected by a secret. Tina has been visiting Angelica for a long time on the run-down farm where Angelica lives a happy-go-lucky life with some old horses and a faithful dog. Tina is not at all happy about Angelica and her daughter Vittoria getting to know each other. In debt, Angelica decides to move to the mainland. Relieved, Tina offers her financial support, but she cannot prevent further encounters between the two. Captivated by this fearless, independent woman, Vittoria begins rediscovering the island with her. Laura Bispuri's second feature premiered in competition at Berlin International Film Festival 2018.

Bellas mariposas

Salvatore Mereu : 2012
Pretty Butterflies

Eleven-year-old Caterina lives in a sombre, poverty-stricken neighbourhood of Cagliari, capital of Sardinia. She has a tyrannical father and a horde of brothers and sisters, most of whom are up to no good. And yet the girl is in a good mood. She talks openly about her love for Gigi, the boy next door, and her bond with her best friend Luna. She spreads her optimistic view of the world on the large-scale wrongs she sees around her. The story follows a day in Caterina's life: the day on which she fears for Gigi because her brother Tonio has just threatened to kill him, and she discovers that Gigi is in love with the local slut. It is also the day when Caterina and Luna go to the beach, eats lots of ice cream, giggle and swim. A day filled with youthful recklessness and unruffled optimism. But her beloved Gigi is in danger. And when everything seems lost, during the night a beautiful woman appears out of nowhere, the mysterious Aleni, a witch who apparently can see into people's futures. The film premiered in the Orizzonti section at La Biennale di Venezia 2012.