''Sole'' (''Sun'') is a 2019 Italian-Polish drama film co-written and directed by Carlo Sironi, at his feature film debut. It premiered at the
76th Venice International Film Festival
The 76th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel was the jury president for the main competition. Alessandra Mastronardi hosted the ...
, and won the
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
The European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI or European Discovery, originally titled Young European Film of the Year, has been awarded annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy. The award is presented in co-operation with the International Fe ...
at the
33rd European Film Awards.
Plot
Cast
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Sandra Drzymalska
Sandra Drzymalska (; born 24 July 1993) is a Polish actress.
Career
She was awarded a master's degree in dramatic acting from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków in 2017.
She played a minor role in the 2019 drama film '' Sole' ...
as Lena
* Claudio Segaluscio as Ermanno
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Barbara Ronchi
Barbara Ronchi (born 22 June 1982) is an Italian television, stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome, the daughter of a lithographer and a housewife, Ronchi graduated in historical and archaeological sciences and studied acting at ...
as Bianca
* Bruno Buzzi as Fabio
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Vitaliano Trevisan as Obstetrician
* Marco Felli as Giordano
Production
The film is a co-production between Italian company Kino Produzioni and Polish company Lava Films, in collaboration with
Rai Cinema
Rai Cinema S.p.A. is an Italian film production company owned by RAI, the national public broadcaster of Italy. Since its inception, the company has invested nearly €1 billion in the production of over 900 films.
History
Rai Cinema was forme ...
.
Release
The film premiered at the
76th edition of the
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...
, in the
Orizzonti
''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion
The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...
sidebar, and was also screened at the
44th Toronto International Film Festival, in the discovery section.
Reception
The film won the
European Film Award for European Discovery of the Year
The European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI or European Discovery, originally titled Young European Film of the Year, has been awarded annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy. The award is presented in co-operation with the International Fe ...
at the
33rd European Film Awards.
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
Italian drama films
Polish drama films
2019 directorial debut films