SOLE

By Carlo SIRONI

KINO PRODUZIONI - as PROD

First film - Completed 2019

Where parenthood really starts?

Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale 2014
Script Station
EAVE Producer's Workshop 2015
Torino Film Lab - Feature Lab 2017
Cannes 2017
Cinefondation Residence
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama, Social issues
    • Countries
    • ITALY, POLAND
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, POLISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 102 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Carlo SIRONI
    • Writer(s)
    • Carlo SIRONI, Giulia MORIGGI, Antonio MANCA
    • Producer(s)
    • Giovanni POMPILI (Kino produzioni), Agnieska WASIAK (LAVA FILMS SP. Z O. O.)
    • Synopsis
    • At seven months pregnant, 20 year old Rada moves to Italy to sell her unborn child.
      Ermanno,is a young lowlife italian. He has to pretend to be the father in order to give the baby to his uncle Fabio. Faking adoption between relatives is the only way for Fabio to buy the newborn that he and his wife Bianca cannot have.
      For Ermanno and Rada money are the only thing that matter they are used to only think about themselves but living side by side unveils their weakness and slowly they discover an unpredicted intimacy.
      They are cold and distant but living side by side unveils their weakness and slowly they discover an unpredicted intimacy.
      Sole borns premature and Rada must breastfeed her before she can go away with her money. She tries to deny the bond with her baby but Ermanno takes care of them as if he was the real father. Sole, instead of divide unites them even more.
      Fabio and Bianca are about to have what they always wanted, but Ermanno and Rada seem became what they were only pretending to be.
    • Partners & financing
    • Kino produzioni with Rai Cinema in coproduction with Lava Films (PL) with the support of Mibact (IT), Eurimages, Regione Lazio, PFI - Polish Film Institute, Torino Film Lab, IDM Film Fund (IT)
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Oct 14, 2018
    • End of shooting
    • Nov 30, 2018