A family struggles to go on after a devastating loss in this deeply emotional drama from Italy. Giovanni (
Nanni Moretti)
is a psychiatrist with a successful practice in a small community near
the ocean. Giovanni has a warm relationship with his wife Paola (Laura
Morante), and they have a pair of well-adjusted teenage kids, Andrea
(Giuseppe Sanfelice) and Irene (Jasmine Trinca). But the family's calm
is shattered when Andrea is unexpectedly killed in an accident. Giovanni
finds it impossible to continue with his work, and blames himself for
the death, since he was planning to go jogging with Andrea that morning
before he opted instead to take an emergency call from a client. Paola
and Irene try to keep their emotions in check, but both find this all
but impossible as they sink further into anger and grief. The appearance
of an unexpected visitor, however, forces the family to confront their
feelings about Andrea. Arianna (Sofia Vigliar) is a girl who had a
summer romance with Andrea the year before, and has come to town to pay
him a surprise visit, unaware of his recent death. In addition to
starring, Moretti directed and co-authored the script.
