Nome Di Donna
a MARCO TULLIO GIORDANA picture
Synopsis
Early summer, Nina Martini, a single mother gets a temporary job at the Barrata elderly residence, and moves in with her daughter Caterina. It’s a relief for her to get this job at last and she enjoys the quietness of the place and the work shifts with thirty other women, some Italian but mostly foreigners. But soon she discovers the well kept secret of the manager, Marco Torri’s well established system of small sexual favors. The sexual harassment extorted by the charming and powerful man, protected by the Catholic care structures. The silent complicity of the victims makes tough break this vicious circle. Nina starts investigating but she is isolated by her colleagues who want her to stop as they’re afraid to loose their jobs. She gets sued for defamation. Obsessed by defending the truth, she finally gets a laywer’s support and they manage to corner Torri.
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Press
"A beautiful film in the tradition of the best social justice cinema".
Il Messaggero
"An essential film".
La Nazione
"Marco Tullio Giordana’s film is powerful and supported by amazing actors".
La Provincia
"The new film by Marco Tullio Giordana tells the story of a young woman, harassed in the workplace, who chooses to rebel: a theme that is tackled with incredible rigour.
L'Altra Italia
In the era of #MeToo and #Timesup, and a renewed awareness of the dignity of women in the face of subversive harassment and discrimination, Giordana's film arrives as a manifesto of rebellion, with its protagonist brought to life by Cristiana Capotondi, a heroine who dares to break the wall of silence that surrounds her, whatever the cost, to unmask her lecherous boss."
Festivals
& Awards
Haifa International Film Festival
Denver Film Festival
Film Fest Gent
San Diego Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
New York Lincoln Center Open Roads
New Italian Cinema
Special Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Mostra de Valencia
Special Prize
Lisbon Festa do cinema Italiano
Cine Italiano! - Cinema Italian Style
in Hong Kong
Italian Film Festival of Villerupt
Kolkata International Film Festival
Tbilisi International Film Festival
From Paris to Rome, Italian Film Festival
Bastia Italian Film Festival
Cast & Crew
| Cristiana Capotondi | |
|---|---|
| Anita Kravos | |
| Michela Cescon | |
| Stefano Scandaletti | |
| Valerio Binasco | |
| Bebo Storti |
| Director | Marco Tullio Giordana |
|---|---|
| Original story | Cristiana Mainardi |
| Screenplay | Cristiana Mainardi, |
| Marco Tullio Giordana | |
| Producer | Lionello Cerri |
| Director of Photography | Vincenzo Carpineta |
| Editor | Francesca Calvelli, Claudio Misantroni |
| Music | Dario Marianelli |
| Sound | Fulgenzio Ceccon |
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