At Milan’s Niguarda public hospital, the unconventional Dr. Bini leads a bold mission overseeing aspiring parents undergoing in vitro fertilization and the journeys of individuals reconciling their bodies with their gender identities. He navigates the constraints set by a conservative government and an aggressive market eager to commodify bodies.
Direction
Matarrese finds humanity in sterile hospital corridors.
Editing
Juxtaposes fertility struggles with trans healthcare battles.
Director
Gianluca Matarrese
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Italy's 2004 assisted reproduction law bans donor insemination and embryo freezing, forcing couples abroad—a political reality the film quietly documents.
Matarrese spent three years embedded at Niguarda, originally intending a short film before realizing the patients' intertwined struggles demanded feature length.
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