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Paternal Leave (2025)
Directed by Alissa Jung
Overview
Alone and angry, a teenager travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. On the beaches of Emilia-Romagna’s Riviera, deserted in winter, the girl meets him for the first time. Their encounter is fraught with questions, longing and conflict, as they struggle for acceptance, love, and honesty. It’s a difficult and complicated reckoning between the choices of the past and its repercussions on the present.
Length 113 minutes
Actors
Juli Grabenhenrich | Luca Marinelli | Arturo Gabbriellini | Joy Falletti Cardillo | Gaia Rinaldi