Martina Bonfiglio

Tired of their lives, two lovers take refuge in a perpetual role-playing game, through which they explore other identities and new versions of their relationship.

After six months spent meditating in the high mountains, Don Donato returns to Pellizzano to pack his bags and leave for Rome, where he will return to wearing civilian clothes. However, he finds the country much changed, full of arcades and women of easy virtue.

Don Donato is ready to reveal to everyone that he is not a real priest in order to return to Cesira and be a father to Junior. However, his uncle hinders him in every way for fear that such a scandal will make him lose the opportunity to become a cardinal.

As the Christmas holidays approach, Don Donato, now a cardinal, is called back from Rome to assist his uncle the bishop. The latter, in fact, requires constant care.

The story focuses on the concerns and expectations of Sara, a young Neapolitan orphan who lives with her grandparents. But when they die, she is forced, against her will, to leave the home where she has always lived. With the help of her two cousins, Alessio and Federica, she manages to overcome her grief.

The documentary, made by the students of RUFA documentary course, followed Alice Pasquini for many months, resuming her pictorial interventions, interviewing friends and family, collecting archival material and participating in meetings for the realization of the book. The flow of images is a sort of specific itinerary that Alice Pasquini takes when she decides to give form and substance to what her mind imagines.