A happy and enchanted landscape, a doll snatched away from a little girl and thrown into the fire. This surprising cinematic encounter traces the life of Cristina Bernhard, born in 1939 into a modest family of farmers and cattle breeders. Her fairytale childhood surrounded by mountains and lush meadows is abruptly interrupted by the death of her mother. The arrival of her stepmother will change her life forever. Mistreatment and violence will force her to leave her village at a very young age and to achieve happiness far away from her beloved mountains. Combining fairy tale and documentary, this unique film is an opportunity to get closer to childhood and unknown existential and emotional territories; the meeting with Cristina and her diary is an invitation to discover irony and forgiveness as a cure for one's suffering.
Always Forgive
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25th TiDF: World Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
Available at the Agora Market TiDF25 |
- Direction: Gabriele Borghi, Davide Grotta
- Cinematography: Alexander Fontana, Davide Grotta
- Editing: Gabriele Borghi, Davide Grotta
- Sound: Gabriele Borghi, Sergio De Vito
- Music: Epsilon Indi, Sergio De Vito
- Actors: Cristina Bernhard, Anja Wolfsgruber
- Production: Associazione Culturale Zabbara
- Producers: Gabriele Borghi, Davide Grotta
- Make Up: Elisa Zanchetta
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Italy
- Production Year: 2023
- Duration: 52'
- Contact: Associazione Culturale Zabbara
Gabriele Borghi
Filmography
2023 Always Forgive (co-direction)
Davide Grotta
Filmography
2023 Always Forgive (co-direction)