Mia Madre

Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her beloved mother’s illness progresses, and her teenage daughter grows ever more distant.

"Carefully measured and satisfying...the film emerges as a deeply affecting reflection on solitude." - Ela Bittencourt, Slant Magazine

"Fascinating...a rich and incredibly detailed world." - Oliver Lyttelton, The Playlist

Official Selection - Cannes Film Festival - Winner, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Official Selection - Toronto International Film Festival
Official Selection - New York Film Festival
Official Selection - Chicago International Film Festival
Official Selection - Shanghai Film Festival
Official Selection - Jerusalem Film Festival