Directed by:
Federico BondiScreenplay:
Federico BondiCinematography:
Piero BassoComposer:
Saverio LanzaCast:
Carolina Raspanti, Antonio Piovanelli, Stefania Casini, Betty Pedrazzi, Bruno Cariello, Olga Durano, Silvano Carcaiso, Francesca Rabbi, Gabriele Spinelli (more)Plots(1)
‘Don't forget: we’re working people! We are a team!’ Dafne waves to her father Luigi encouragingly. Then she marches off to be on time for her job at the supermarket. Dafne has recently lost her mother – and Luigi his wife – in an accident. But whilst this 30-year-old, who was born with Down’s syndrome, is still managing to master her life with verve after the terrible disaster, her father sinks into a depression. It will take all the energy Dafne can muster to help him get back on his feet. Fortunately, headstrong Dafne happens to have a lot of it up her sleeve. In Federico Bondi’s portrait of a family trying to cope with bereavement, the roles appear to be reversed. Neither Dafne’s experience of loss nor her genomic mutation can diminish her optimism. The more she tenderly cares for Luigi, the more he seems to struggle with his responsibilities as a father. In his second feature film, the Italian director gently reveals that coming-of-age is not necessarily a question of age and that, in the end, it doesn’t really matter who supports whom. The main thing is to stick together. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Carolina Raspanti
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Antonio Piovanelli
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
Dafne (2019)
Stefania Casini
Italy
Best movies:
1900 (1976)
Suspiria (1977)
The Belly of an Architect (1987)
Betty Pedrazzi
Best movies:
18 Presents (2020)
The Hand of God (2021)
Dafne (2019)
Bruno Cariello
Best movies:
Giuseppe Moscati: L'amore che guarisce (2007) (TV movie)
Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000) (TV movie)
Non è mai troppo tardi (2014) (TV movie)
Olga Durano
Italy
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Silvano Carcaiso
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Francesca Rabbi
Italy
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Gabriele Spinelli
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Angela Magni
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Orietta Notari
Best movies:
Petra (2020) (series)
Dafne (2019)
Hidden Away (2020)
Robin Mugnaini
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)
Ignacio Paurici
Best movies:
Dafne (2019)