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VENICE 2026 Giornate degli Autori

Nicola Sorcinelli • Director of Balcanica

"It was important for me to depict a human connection that would be recognisable in order to elicit empathy"

by Vittoria Scarpa, Daniele Zoico

VENICE 2026: The Italian director chats to us about his debut feature, the story of an Afghan father and son fleeing their homeland with their musical instruments

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Italian director Nicola Sorcinelli chats to us about his debut feature, which is in competition in the 23rd Giornate degli Autori at Venice. Balcanica tells the story of an Afghan father and son fleeing their homeland with their musical instruments, and their encounter with an empathetic doctor played by Matilda De Angelis.

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