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Giorgio DirittiBesetzung:
Maya Sansa, Alba Rohrwacher, Eleonora Mazzoni, Claudio Casadio, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Timo Jacobs, Vito, Orfeo Orlando, Tom Sommerlatte (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Martina (Greta Zuccheri Montanari) is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Marzabotto, a small town near Bologna, in the 1940s. Martina is an sensitive and impressionable child who was struck mute by the death of her baby brother, though she seems to be improving now that her mother Lena (Maya Sansa) is expecting another child. But as Lena and Martina's father Armando (Claudio Casadio) struggle to keep the children clothed and fed, war rages in Europe, and the family has been forced to take in several relatives who've fled the fighting in the larger cities, including Armando's free spirited sister (Alba Rohrwacher) and more traditional mother (Maria Grazia Naldi). As Axis forces patrol the village, a growing number of underground resistance fighters are organizing in Marzabotto, and many citizens are torn between their support for the patriots and their fear of reprisal from German soldiers. As resistance activities simmer, the German SS arrives in Marzabotto, and Martina a witness to a massacre. (Verleiher-Text)
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At first, I couldn't quite get into this film. The Italians painted a picture of pre-war and wartime village life, with everything moving along in a kind of quiet, everyday rhythm. Nothing major seemed to be happening, just life unfolding within the boundaries of that era. But then, everything shifts. The second half takes a dark, intense turn, and I couldn't tear my eyes away from the screen. It hit me why the filmmakers spent so much time building up that peaceful atmosphere. The contrast made the events of the second half even more shocking, leaving me thinking about it long after the credits rolled.
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