Tears and Tarantella

Directed by Gina Carroccia

Germania
16'38''
2025

feature competition

Nuovo Cinema Aquila - sala 1

Movie theater:tickets on site

21/11/2025 6:20 pm

Directed by Gina Carroccia

Screenplay:Gina Carroccia

Photography:Daniil Kuvika

Editing:Marilen Wenchel, Caroline Brandenburger

Set design:Janine Bruns, Gülce Öztürk

Costume design:Mert Yesildag

Music:Moritz Wernicke

Sound:Diego Wichert, Moses Kraus

Producer:Alexa Josef

Production:Srh University Of Applied Sciences

Cast: Cuco Wallraff, Rafael Luis Klein-Hessling, Giovanni Luigi Panzetta, Karl Jonathan Bethge

The Italian father Marcello faces the loss of his wife. Now left on his own, he has to take care of his frail father Enrico and his two sons, Lucio and Giulio. Four men, three generations and emotions left unspoken. How will Marcello cope with the weight of it all?

Gina Carroccia studied film in Berlin. Her first short film, “Mature” was screened at various film festivals and won three awards. She worked at the Deutsche Filmakademie e.V. and the Produktionsallianz Campus GmbH. She is currently founding her own film production company, working both as a director and producer as well as writing the screenplay for her debut film, “Tears and Tarantella”.

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