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Maura Delpero's visionary film that won the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Film Festival

Synopsis

The lush and breathtaking beauty of the Alps, captured with picturesque grace in natural light, from cold winter to redemptive spring, provides the physical and emotional backdrop for Vermiglio.

Set in the small mountain village of Vermilio in the final days of World War II, this unique portrait of a large family follows a series of dramatic events following the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier (Giuseppe de Domenico) who takes refuge in the town after deserting from the army

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There, the soldier begins an affair with the eldest daughter of the family, Lucia (Martina Skrinzi)

"Vermiglio" shows the life of a rural family in a remote village, suspended in time by the customs of a bygone era.

Remembering stories from her family's past, Delpero creates a deeply personal and human story that recalls the great neorealist movement in Italian cinema, but through the point of view of Lucia "Vermiglio"; it seems different and new