Sole

On Transmission 2020

Ermanno is a small-time crook. Lena is seven months pregnant. She has come to Italy from Poland to sell her baby. The two don’t know each other, and since surrogacy is prohibited under Italian law, Ermanno has to pretend to be the father of the child so that he can hand the baby over to his uncle Fabio, as if it were an adoption within the family. However, Lena’s daughter Sole is born prematurely and has to be breastfed before she can be sold. Lena does all she can to avoid bonding with her child, but Ermanno begins to care for the baby as if he were her biological father and dares to think about another future. Before they know it, something akin to a family develops and Lena and Ermanno begin to see each other in a different light. Immersed in cool shades of blue, this random love story brings together two people who are faced with seemingly impossible decisions in their lives.

by Carlo Sironi
with Sandra Drzymalska, Claudio Segaluscio, Barbara Ronchi, Bruno Buzzi Italy / Poland 2019 Italian 100’ Colour

With

Sandra Drzymalska (Lena)
Claudio Segaluscio (Ermanno)
Barbara Ronchi (Bianca)
Bruno Buzzi (Fabio)

Crew

Written and Directed by	Carlo Sironi
Screenplay	Antonio Manca, Giulia Moriggi
Cinematography	Gergely Pohárnok
Editing	Andrea Maguolo
Production Design	Ilaria Sadun
Costumes	Olivia Bellini
Producer	Giovanni Pompili
Co-Production	Lava Films Warschau

World sales

Luxbox

Produced by

Kino Produzioni

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Photos

Carlo Sironi

Born in Rome, Italy in 1983, his short films Cargo and Valparaiso screened at Venice and Locarno. In 2013, he participated in the Berlinale Talent Campus. His debut feature film Sole, which premiered in the Orizzonti competition in Venice and also screened at the 2020 Berlinale, won European Discovery at the European Film Awards and saw him nominated for Best New Director at the David di Donatello Awards.

Filmography

2008 Sofia; short film 2012 Cargo; short film 2016 Valparaiso; short film 2019 Sole 2024 Quell’estate con Irène

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024