Piccolo corpo

Small Body
Director
Laura Samani
Country
Italy, France, Slovenia
Year
2021
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Marco Borromei, Elisa Dondi, Laura Samani
Cast
Celeste Cescutti, Ondina Quadri
Production
Nefertiti Film srl, Tomsa Films, Vertigo, RAI Cinema

Storyline

Italy, 1900. Young Agata’s baby is stillborn and so condemned to Limbo. Agata hears about a place in the mountains, where infants can be brought back to life for just one breath, to baptize them and save their soul. She undertakes a voyage with her daughter’s small body hidden in a box and meets Lynx, a solitary boy who offers to help her. They set off on an adventure which will enable both to come close to a miracle.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2021
Critics’ Week - Competition
Seville European Film Festival 2021
Extraordinary Stories
Extraordinary Stories Award
REC - Tarragona International Film Festival 2021
Opera Prima
Best Film Award (International Jury) and the First Special Mention of the Cineclub Jury

European Film Awards (EFA) 2022
European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI Nomination