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18 Presents

2020 · 110 min

A tender, heartbreaking story that follows a mother's love across time, leaving you moved and reflective.

Directed by
Francesco Amato
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Vittoria Puccini, Benedetta Porcaroli, Edoardo Leo
Overview
Elisa is only forty when an incurable disease takes her from her husband and their daughter. Before her heart stops, Elisa finds a way to stay close to her: a gift for every birthday up to her adult age, 18 gifts to try to accompany her child's growth year after year.

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Directed by
Francesco Amato
Genres
Drama, Family
Starring
Vittoria Puccini, Benedetta Porcaroli, Edoardo Leo
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • love
  • parenthood
  • death
Places
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, family
Directed by
Francesco Amato
Written by
Alessio Vicenzotto, Francesco Amato, Davide Lantieri, Massimo Gaudioso
Starring
Vittoria Puccini, Benedetta Porcaroli, Edoardo Leo, Sara Lazzaro, Marco Messeri, Betti Pedrazzi, Alessandro Giallocosta, Filippo Gili
Music
Andrea Farri
Cinematography
Gherardo Gossi
Runtime
110 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
Italian

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