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Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2016
June 2 - 8, 2016
This gripping human drama tackles a complex issue—an international custody battle—with emotion and suspense. Italian superstar Riccardo Scamarcio plays a father who takes matters into his own hands when his girlfriend disappears with their son. Winner of a Francesco Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival.
This gripping human drama tackles a complex issue—an international custody battle—with emotion and suspense. One of Italy’s best-known stars, Riccardo Scamarcio, plays Marco, a lawyer with a short fuse but an undeniable love for the son he has with his long-term partner Martina (Daniela Ramirez). Alienated in Italy and desperately unhappy in her relationship, Martina longs to return home to South America. One day, while Marco is away, she does the unthinkable: books a one-way plane ticket and absconds with her son back to Chile. What begins as an absorbing relationship drama develops into a low-key thriller as the desperate Marco travels halfway across the world to find his child. Director and erstwhile documentarian Vincenzo Marra lends a vivid realism to this compelling look at the lengths a parent will go for his child. Winner of a Francesco Pasinetti Award at the Venice Film Festival.
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