A mother chooses between freedom and her child in 15 devastating minutes.
South of Italy, XIX century. A couple of brigands are chased in the woods. The man has a bounty on his head and is terrified by everything, while the woman takes care of her newborn. They will be safe beyond the river, where they are going to abandon their son to some gang members in order to run faster. But the woman secretly hides the desire to keep the baby...
Acting
Iannone's silent face says everything.
Cinematography
Crushing beauty of Southern Italian wilderness.
Direction
Corvaglia packs a feature's weight into 15 minutes.
Director
Serena Corvaglia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on true post-unification brigandage when Southern Italian peasants were hunted as criminals by the new Italian state.
The title refers to the bounty on her partner's head — 1000 shields, while her child's life has no price.
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