Mosquitoes
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2026
May 28 - June 4
Set in 1997, the debut feature from the Bertani sisters is a swirling, stylish twist on the coming-of-age film, following three girls who forge a summertime sisterhood that protects them in clashes major and minor with the selfish, petty agendas of the adults in their midst.
The debut feature from sisters Valentina and Nicole Bertani is a swirling, stylish twist on the coming-of-age film. Set in 1997, the film follows 8-year-old Linda, who hails from a wealthy family, as she meets two other girls, Azzura and Martha, forging a summertime sisterhood that protects them in clashes major and minor with the selfish, petty agendas of the adults in their midst. An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.
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