Sole

Carlo Sironi20191h 42mSocial Issues, Drama

Why we chose it

Sandra Drzymalska (“EO”) plays a young woman who wants to sell her baby in Italy, in the film the European Film Academy named its discovery of 2020. A bond starts to grow between her and the young man meant to play the father, like a ray of sun across cold rooms.

Synopsis

Lena arrives from Poland seven months pregnant, planning to sell her baby in Italy and start over. Ermanno’s uncle and his wife can’t have children, so the plan is for Ermanno to sign as the father and let the authorities treat it as an adoption within the family. Until the birth, Lena and Ermanno live together, while he spends his days at the slot machines.

Information

Director
Cast
Production year
2019
Decade
2010s
Duration
1h 42m
Festivals & Awards
Language
Italian, Polish
Country
Italy, Poland
Subtitles
Polish, English
Age rating
16+

Venice Film Festival

Lanterna Magica Award

2019

European Film Awards

Best European Discovery

2020

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