Paternal Leave

A film by Alissa Jung. Starts November 27th at the fsk. In German, English and Italian with German subtitles.

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Fifteen-year-old Leo has grown up in Germany wit­hout a father. When she dis­co­vers his iden­ti­ty, she imme­dia­te­ly sets out to track him down. She finds Paolo in a board­ed-up beach bar on the win­try coast of nor­t­hern Italy. The reuni­on lea­ves Paolo over­whel­med and con­flic­ted. After Leo’s sud­den appearance in his life, he strug­gles to balan­ce his rela­ti­onship bet­ween her and the fami­ly he has now. At first, Leo just wants ans­wers. But soon, she starts to long for a place in Paolo’s life. With no money nor plans, she stays on in the small town. As they spend more time tog­e­ther, Leo and Paolo ten­ta­tively begin to bond and dis­co­ver they have much in com­mon. But rea­li­ty ine­vi­ta­b­ly cat­ches up with them. When Paolo prio­ri­ti­ses his youn­ger daugh­ter over Leo again, the lat­ter is left hurt and angry. A con­fron­ta­ti­on lays bare their pain, appar­ent­ly shat­te­ring their fra­gi­le con­nec­tion. But, amid the turm­oil, father and daugh­ter begin to ack­now­ledge their respec­ti­ve truths and take a small but meaningful step towards acceptance.

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DE/IT 2025, 113 Min., dt.,engl. ital. OmU
Regie & Schnitt: Alissa Jung
Kamera:
Carolina Steinbrecher
Schnitt: Heike Parplies, David Maria Vogel
mit: TJuli Grabenhenrich, Luca Marinelli, Arturo Gabbriellini, Joy Falletti Cardillo, Gaia Rinaldi

Audiodeskriptionen, Untertitel und Hörverstärkung mit der Greta App

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