Michela Cescon

The Island of Idealists (2025)

The peaceful balance of a family living in seclusion on an island at the mouth of the Po River is shattered by the unexpected arrival of two fugitives on the run after a robbery. The idealistic family, determined to guide the bandits back to the right path ...

A Daughter (2025)

A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his daughter with love and dedication, in an all-encompassing relationship in which one h ...

The Life Apart (2024)

In Vicenza, a beautiful Italian art city, a young wealthy couple joyfully welcomes the birth of a long-awaited daughter in the early 1980s. But the child's face is disfigured by a red birthmark that covers half her face. This spot haunts the mother to the ...

I Am the Abyss (2022)

The Man Who Cleans knows you can find a lot of secrets in trash. People tend to lie but their trash never does. The Man Who Cleans thought he was invisible, until he met the Girl with the Purple Hair Lock. Girl with the Purple Hair Lock breaks into his tid ...

Houseguests (2020)

A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge. ...

The Man Without Gravity (2019)

A gravity-defying boy raised in seclusion matures into an extraordinary man -- and an international celebrity -- who longs for human connection. ...

Loro (2018)

Internationally released Director's Cut of "Loro 1" and "Loro 2", which were released separately as two movies in Italy. The film talks about the group of businessmen and politicians – the Loro (Them) from the title – who live and act near to media tyc ...

Reckless (2018)

A broke mechanic turns a bank loan denial into an impromptu robbery that puts him on the run with his best friend and a starlet they hold hostage. ...

A Woman's Name (2018)

A single mother faces a culture of sexual harassment at her new workplace. ...

A testa alta - Libero Grassi (2018)

The Girl in the Fog (2017)

A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl. ...

Feather (2016)

Ferro and Cate, two kids trying to get to grips with an unplanned pregnancy, their families (rebellious Ferro's hospitable, 'normal' family, and level-headed Cate's unhinged, atypical one), exams at school, friends and a general lack of jobs. ...

Love Stories (2013)

Quando i tedeschi non sapevano nuotare (2013)

Long Live Freedom (2013)

Elections are approaching and things don't look too good for the opposition. Their leader can't stand the pressure and disappears. To avoid a scandal, the upper echelons of the party concoct a risky plan: to replace him with his identical twin, a philosoph ...

Tulpa - Demon of Desire (2012)

Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, ...

Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy (2012)

On December 12, 1969, a bomb kills 17 people at the Piazza Fontana national bank in Milan, Italy, marking the beginning of the Years of Lead. Local anarchists are scapegoated for the massacre by police and the media, but a lone prosecutor uncovers a conspi ...

È nata una star? (2012)

Marco, a shy teenager, learns that he has... what it takes to be a great porn star, but he doesn't know how to tell his parents. Hell breaks loose when a neighbor finds a porn video of him and leaves it in his parents' mailbox. ...

When the Night (2011)

After meeting during their vacation, two young people with solitary lives suddenly come into a relationship that could benefit both of them. ...

Once Upon a Time the City of Fools (2010)

A biopic of Franco Basaglia, the Italian psychiatrist. ...

David's Birthday (2009)

Two couples are enjoying their summer at the beach, but when the grown son of one couple arrives, it surprisingly stirs something in the husband of the other couple, will the forbidden feelings end badly? ...

Vincere (2009)

The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini's secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigor but blind to the fascist dictator's many flaws. ...

Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight (2007)

A man jumps into the Tiber two days before Christmas. Alessandro and Irene chat over coffee, while Giorgio and Mariella discuss love and sex. Pietro confesses his pain to Cinzia, Nanni kisses Paola, who is engaged to another, and Andrea loves Veronica secr ...

Tutte le donne della mia vita (2007)

Salty Air (2007)

An embittered penitentiary social worker receives an unwelcome blast from the past when the case file of his father, a convicted murderer who has been emotionally broken by prison life, lands on his desk. ...

Once You're Born You Can No Longer Hide (2005)

The life of a Northern Italian middle-class family is turned upside down after their 12-year-old son falls overboard during a sea trip, only to be picked up by a boat of illegal immigrants. ...

Sacred Heart (2005)

Irene, a workaholic, is forced to re-evaluate her priorities after the suicide of her two best friends. ...

First Love (2004)

Vittorio is looking for a woman who matches his ideal. Through a classified ad he meets Sonia, a sweet, pleasant, intelligent girl. However, she weighs 125 pounds -- which according to Vittorio is way too much. A goldsmith by trade, Vittorio is obsessed wi ...

Blue Eyes (2021)

A lone robber riding a maxi scooter, each time looking different, robs one bank and jewelry store after another, always managing to slip away through the streets of Rome. To solve the case, Commissioner Murena asks for help from a friend in Paris, known as ...