Product Description

Having recently returned to her native Italy after living in Switzerland for 10 years, quiet but curious 13-year-old Marta is left to her own devices while her loving but worn-out mother toils away at an industrial bakery. Marta's only source of socialization is the local church, where she is told to attend preparatory classes for her confirmation. But the doctrines of Roman Catholicism offer little in terms of life lessons or consolation, and she quickly sees through the hypocrisy of the priest, who cares more about status than about his constituents. Eventually, Marta forges her very own way of the cross, which turns out to have much less to do with God than with her own climb towards adulthood.

Review

Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection - New York Film Festival
Official Selection - Director's Fortnight Cannes Film Festival
Official Selection - Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Dubai Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Munich Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - BFI London Film Festival
Official Selection - Chicago Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Hamptons Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - St. Louis Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Palm Springs Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Boulder Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Portalnd Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Miami Int'l Film Festival
Official Selection - Cleveland Int'l Film Festival ----

Sublime & poignant! This is one of the real discoveries of the New York Film Festival. --Howard Feinstein, Filmmaker Magazine

Fresh & authentic! A quietly impressive feature debut. --Lee Marshall, Screen Daily

The big payoffs arrive in a couple of small, understated moments of grace thanks to Rohrwacher's restrained buildup and direction, they certainly feel well earned. --Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety

The big payoffs arrive in a couple of small, understated moments of gracethanks to Rohrwacher's restrained buildup and direction, they certainly feel well earned. --Boyd Van Hoeij, Variety