Oscar, not quite a child anymore, scavenges for scrap metal for his father. He spends his life in improvised landfills among what remains of leftovers. Worlds apart, yet close-by, there is Stanley. He tidies the church in exchange for a monetized hospitality, picks fruits, herds sheep: anything that keeps his foreign body busy. Oscar, the young Sicilian, and Stanley the Nigerian don’t seem to have much in common. Except for the feeling of being thrown into the world, to suffer the same refusal, the same overwhelming wave of choices imposed on them by others.
2021 /
WINNER
IL MIO CORPO
Director & Producer: Michele Pennetta,
Joëlle Bertossa of Close Up Films and Giovanni Pompili of Kino produzioni
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2020 |
80 min
Sicily
Languages: Sicilian | Pidgin
AWARD:
Best Cinematography, Stylistic Achievement Jury Prize
Type:
Doc Feature
Themes:
Economy
