Dir. Emanuele Crialesen
2022 | 94 mins | Italy, France
Italian
Penélope Cruz, Vincenzo Amato, Luana Giuliani

SHOWING TIMES:

• Fri 01 Sep: 1pm | 8.15pm
• Sat 02 Sep: 3.40pm | 8.15pm
• Sun 03 Sep: 3.40pm | 8.15pm
• Mon 04 Sep: 5.40pm
• Tue 05 Sep: 5.40pm
• Wed 06 Sep: 5.40pm
• Thu 07 Sep: 8.15pm

Penélope Cruz is outstanding as a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown in vibrant 1970s Rome.

Emanuele Crialese’s fifth feature is a personal and thoughtfully crafted ode to adolescence, set in 1970s, Rome; a city in transition.

Clara (Penélope Cruz) and her husband, Felice, move into a new apartment with three children. Stuck in a languid marriage to an unfaithful and abusive husband, Clara focuses her attention on the kids, connecting with them by channeling her own inner child.

She relates to 13-year-old Adriana the most, and the two run through the streets yelling at the top of their lungs to escape the adversities of life. Adriana has begun to identify as a boy, Andrew, and proclaims to his mother that he comes from another galaxy — something that Clara definitely relates to.

While Penélope Cruz absolutely shines in the role of Clara, it is newcomer Luana Giuliani who demands the screen in this exuberant relationship story between mother and child.

∆ BBFC Rating Details:

F-RATED:

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