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Nevia
"it is striking for the quiet tenacity of the protagonist" - CINEUROPA.ORG
PLOT: Nevia is seventeen-too old to live where she does, and grown up before she's even had the chance to be a child. Tiny and naive, but stubborn, she and her younger sister Enza are being raised by their grandmother Nanà and aunt Lucia in a container park in Ponticelli.
CAST: Virginia Apicella, Pietra Montecorvino, Rosi Franzese, Pietro Ragusa, Franca Abategiovanni, Simone Borelli, Lola Bello, Gianfranco Gallo
YEAR: 2019
LENGTH: 86 min.
GENRE: Drama
AWARDS: • Lizzani Award (Nunzia De Stefano): Venice Film Festival; Best Breakthrough Actress (Virgina Apicella): Golden Globes, Italy
• Nominated Best Film: Venice Film Festival; Best New Director (Nunzia De Stefano): Nastro d'argento
RATING: USA: no rating
TIMES: Detroit: April 8, 5:00 p.m.
  Portland: April 15, 9:00 p.m.
  Boulder: April 22, 6:00 p.m.
  St. Louis: April 23, 3:00 p.m.
  Chicago: April 26, 5:00 p.m.
  Milwaukee: April 29, 9:00 p.m.
 
  Please note, while the trailer may not include subtitles, the film will be screened with English subtitles.
DIRECTOR'S NOTES:     NDS

Nunzia De Stefano, born in Naples, was married to director Matteo Garrone and collaborated on several of his films: Gomorra, Reality, Il racconto dei racconti and Dogman. She made her directorial debut with Nevia, which is semi-autobiographical

De Stefano stated: "A part of my life is in this story but some events are changed (...) because what really interested me was being on Nevia."
DISTRIBUTOR: True Colours, Largo Italo Gemini 1, Rome