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WEIGHTLESS

by Sara Fgaier

synopsis

Gian, a 65-year-old ethnomusicology professor, fights the darkness caused by the sudden onset of amnesia. Flashes of the past, that blend with hazy archive footage, haunt his mind like a phantasmagoria of images. Despairing, Gian tries to end things, but he fails. In the aftermath, Miriam (30), the daughter he does not recognize, moves into his apartment with her son Elyas (5). She helps him find a diary written into his twenties that revolves around Leila, a girl with whom he discovers love in the space of one night. This emotion exacerbates Gian’s pain but pushes him to recover his memory. Who is this woman who was so important in his life? What happened to her? How is it possible that he forgot? Gian’s unmoored present day life is gradually replaced by the vivid images of that past. He will be able to find himself again and to experience a revelation. What is the mechanism that moves our memories? What happens if we forget the love of our life? And, conversely: what if they forget us?

international title: Weightless
original title: Sulla terra leggeri
country: Italy
sales agent: Rai Cinema International Distribution
year: 2024
genre: fiction
directed by: Sara Fgaier
film run: 94'
release date: IT 28/11/2024
screenplay: Sara Fgaier, Sabrina Cusano, Maurizio Buquicchio
cast: Andrea Renzi, Sara Serraiocco, Emilio Francis Scarpa, Lise Lomi, Maria Fernanda Candido, Stefano Rossi Giordani, Amira Chebli, Elyas Turki
cinematography by: Alberto Fasulo
film editing: Aline Hervé, Sara Fgaier, Enrica Gatto
art director: Santo-Pablo Krappmann
costumes designer: Andrea Cavalletto
music: Carlo Crivelli
producer: Serena Alfieri, Lucilla Cristaldi, Sara Fgaier, Marco Alessi
production: Limen, Avventurosa, Dugong Films, RAI Cinema
distributor: Istituto Luce Cinecittà

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