Your husband's mind is leaving — do you finally tell your son the truth, or keep the lie alive?
Emilia's quiet life in Calabria changes when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Together they travel to Germany to visit their son Antonello, hoping to finally speak openly about the father's illness.
Acting
Emilia Pisano's face carries fifty years of unspoken resentment.
Direction
Scarpelli shoots Calabria like a memory already fading.
Director
Antonello Scarpelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Antonello Scarpelli cast his actual parents as the leads; the son's uncomfortable distance mirrors real family dynamics.
The Calabria-Germany journey mirrors Italy's postwar diaspora — the son's 'escape' to Northern Europe becomes its own unspoken wound.
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