Genre – Drama
Length – 112 min.
Languages – Italian/Russian
Subtitles – English
Finish format 4K DCP – 2K DCP
Aspect ratio – 2.39:1
Sound format – 5:1 surround and stereo
Executive Producers
Kiera Morgan
Marco Della Fonte
Pietro Ragusa
Alex Di Martino
Associate Producer for Lost Pictures
Caterina Pani
Line Producers
Gianluca Bertogna
Marco Bertogna
Produced by
Kiera Morgan
Production – Naked Love
In association with Venus in Scorpio and Lost Pictures
Director – Marco Della Fonte
Story – Marco Della Fonte
Screenplay – Marco Della Fonte, Pietro Ragusa
Cinematography – Mik Allen
Music – Lorenzo Piggici
Editor – Leonardo Alberto Moschetta
Production Design – Mirco Rocchi
Costumes – Lea Bevilacqua
Sound Design – Claudio Spinelli
Sound Recording – Matteo Botticelli
Make Up – Giovanni Montaresi
Hair – Diletta Alterini
SYNOPSIS
Inspired by true events which took place in 1978 when Italy became the first country in the world to abolish mental asylums. Upon the closure of a mental asylum in Florence, Anja returns home to the care of her brother. For everyone, Anja is a mentally disturbed woman except “crazy” Libero. He is the only one who treats her without prejudice and his child-like innocence allows her to be free. Libero lives with his mother. He did time in a criminal asylums for the accidental murder of his father. Anja and Libero fall in love. They live out their dream under the protection of a secret shack in the middle of a forrest surrounded by coloured trees. When Anja gets pregnant, her family does everything to separate her from Libero and prevent the birth of an “unacceptable Family”.
“A fateful encounter between two kindred souls, shunned by a society that refuses to accept them. This poignant tale delves into the fundamental human right to love, and the challenges faced by those who dare to embrace it”
British Independent Film Festival
“An intense and enthralling story in which director and two protagonists admirably succeed in showing us love as the motor of emancipation, prejudice and discrimination, evoking the even symbolic value of nature and spirituality”
Turin Film Festival
“This powerful film brings to life the struggle for love and acceptance, and the beauty of finding it in the most unexpected places”
Manchester Film Festival