''18 Presents'' ( it, 18 regali) is a 2020 Italian

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film written and directed by Francesco Amato, with

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, Benedetta Porcaroli and

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in lead roles. The film is based on an actual Italian woman, Elisa Girotto, who had planned and allocated 17 years of birthday gifts for her daughter Anna before her death in September 2017 due to a terminal

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. Girotto had been diagnosed with cancer at the time that she gave birth to her daughter, in August 2016 at the age of 40. The film was released on 2 January 2020, and received positive reviews for its emotional screenplay. Elisa's husband Alessio Vincenzotto was also credited for his story about his wife. It was also streamed on

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on 8 May 2020, which was Mothers' Day in the United States.

Plot

A pregnant mother Elisa (Vittoria Puccini) gives birth to her baby daughter Anna (Benedetta Porcaroli) and attempts to be part of her life by allocating 18 sentimental emotional gifts for her unborn daughter, soon after realising that she has breast cancer. Elisa does this during her remaining days, to allow Anna to receive her birthday gifts every year on her birthday until age 18. Elisa dies shortly after giving birth and Anna gets to know about her mother's love and sacrifice after growing up and feels guilty.

Cast

as Elisa Girotto * Benedetta Porcaroli as Anna Vincenzotto *

as Alessio Vincenzotto * as Carla *

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as Nonno * as Nonna

Production

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commenced in 2019 and was produced jointly by Lucky Red, 3 Marys Entertainment and Rai Cinema. The film's trailer was released on 11 December 2019.

Reception

, the film holds approval rating on

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, based on reviews with an average rating of . User-generated website "Bechdel Test" lists '18 Presents' as one of the 2020 women-oriented films.

References

External links

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