Le meraviglie, Alice Rohrwacher, Italia, 2014, 110'
The end of summer in an Italian town of the Umbria region. Gelsomina lives with her parents and three younger sisters on a dilapidated farm where they produce honey. The girls grow up isolated from everyone as their father believes that the end of the world is near, preferring to stay connected with nature.
Nevertheless, the strict rules that keep the family together are strained with the arrival of Martín, a young delinquent sent to them by a reintegration programme. The region also sees the arrival of a television crew from a contest called “Village Wonders”, which offers a cash prize and luxury cruise for the most traditional family. Tensions within the Gelsomina family will grow.
Le meraviglie, Alice Rohrwacher, Italia, 2014, 110'