Feature film — 2025
Paternal Leave (2025)
Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the courage to face themselves.
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A high-signal pick with 58 votes.
The Match Factory / Wildside / Fremantle Italia / Vision Distribution / RAI Cinema / Sky / Emilia-Romagna Film Commission / Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH / Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) / Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
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Director: Alissa Jung
On screen
Cast & crew
Juli Grabenhenrich
Leo
Luca Marinelli
Paolo
Arturo Gabbriellini
Edoardo
Joy Falletti Cardillo
Emilia
Gaia Rinaldi
Valeria
Stefano Pelloni
Singing Man