CINÉMATHÈQUE SUISSE / SWISS FILM ARCHIVE
 
Summary
Staff
Films
News
SMALL BODY (PICCOLO CORPO)
DISTR Theatrical, SWITZERLAND
 
More Information

Completed - ITALIAN - Drama, Female director, First film - 89 minutes

Log Line

A grief-stricken young woman leaves her seaside village behind to try and free her stillborn baby’s soul, setting out on a perilous journey to a remote mountain sanctuary where she holds faith in a miracle.

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Laura SAMANI
Cast : Celeste CESCUTTI, Ondina QUADRI

Producer(s) : Nadia TREVISAN (NEFERTITI FILM), Danijel HOČEVAR (VERTIGO), Thomas LAMBERT (TOMSA FILMS)

Synopsis

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.

Production

Country(ies) : ITALY, FRANCE, SLOVENIA

FRANCE Feb 16, 2022 ARIZONA FILMS D
NETHERLAND Jul 14, 2022 CASSETTE
NETHERLAND Jul 14, 2022 VEDETTE
SWITZERLAN CINÉMATHÈQUE SU


This list is based on the distributors’ declarations.
In the case where you don't agree about one of them, please inform us of the change(s) you request by clicking here.

Festivals and Awards

La Semaine de la Critique 2021
Toronto - TIFF 2021 Contemporary World Cinema
Busan IFF 2021 World Cinema


If any information seems out of date, let us know