E se mio padre(what if my father)

Sole Tonnini

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Italy, Albania

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In the 1980s, Aida is a 12-year-old searching for the truth about her often-absent father, Adriano, whose job at a mysterious import-export company seems incredibly suspicious. In school, Aida meets Daniel, a young, aspiring photojournalist. The two children begin a detailed investigation, using their fantastic imaginations to uncover Adriano’s secret life.

Directed by: Sole Tonnini

Years of production: 2024

Country: Italy, Albania

Duration: 100 minutes

CREDITS

Director

Sole Tonnini

Cinematographer

Joseph Mottola

Editor

Federica Forcesi

Producer

Mario Cambi
Gianni Cardillo
Solange Tonnini

Writers

Giovanni Amico
Adele Budina

Cast

Massimo Ghini
Margherita Pantaleo
Claudia Gerini
Dino Abbrescia

Director’s BIO

After working for a decade in the Italian cinema industry as an assistant director, filmmaker Solange Tonnini wrote and directed the fiction short Red Roses (2014) and two episodes in the collective feature Cycling Without a Seat (2016), a work presented at the Rome Film Festival and a winner at the Toronto Independent Film Festival. Solange Tonnini has also written theater plays staged in Rome and Naples and teaches film directing and production courses in Italy’s Lazio region.

Q&A

Q&A with Jannis Alexander Kiefer