Barbara Ronchi

After a decade in prison for her sister's murder, Elisa barely remembers the crime. A criminologist helps her uncover buried memories, leading her toward potential redemption. (IMDb)

In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura turns free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and others. Their fame leads to Cicciolina's election and Pozzi's mayoral run. (IMDb)

Luigi, 20, lives with his mother and brother. A decade ago, their abusive father left. Luigi joins an extremist group seeking belonging, but his father's return poisons everything.

In this time-jumping dramedy, a workaholic who's always in a rush now wants life to slow down when he finds himself leaping ahead a year every few hours. (imdb)

A Jewish boy is kidnapped and converted to Catholicism in 1858. (imdb)

Denni is ten years old and on a mission: to save his mother from his father's violence.

A modern and comical take about the birth of a baby Jesus sibling. But this time set in Sicily.

The life of Czech composer Josef Mysliveček is turned into a lavish film about the rise and tragic downfall of the artist who influenced Mozart (dmovies.org)

Taranto is a ghost town that no one dares to enter. The poorest are left fighting for survival, while gangs are competing for territory. Two thirteen-year-old orphans, who grew up together, dream of joining one of the gangs.

As he awaits a transplant in a hospital, the main character (based on the director) flashes back to childhood and also experiences medically induced reveries. (imdb)

A group of women are suspected of witchcraft in 17th century Italy. (imdb)

Two young boys, Valerio and Christian, form a powerful friendship over the summer. (imdb)

Imma Tataranni is a deputy prosecutor with a prodigious memory, accustomed to solving cases using unorthodox methods. (imdb)

A short using a Bulgarian poem to look back at WWII.

A strained relationship between a famous TV anchorman and his teenager son, who'd rather spend some time with his friends than with his family.

Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo's idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents' apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. (Quinzaine)