original title:
Manuel
directed by:
cast:
screenplay:
cinematography:
editing:
set design:
Alessandra Ricci
costume design:
Virginia Barone
producer:
production:
distribution:
world sales:
country:
Italy
year:
2017
film run:
97'
format:
colour
release date:
03/05/2018
festivals & awards:
Manuel has just turned 18. It is time to leave the foster home where he has lived for the past years, after his mother went to prison. But the newfound freedom is bittersweet. Roaming the streets of his desolate neighborhood, alone with his hopes and fears, Manuel tries to leave the teenager behind and become a responsible adult. He must prove to the authorities that he can look after his mother if she is granted house arrest. Can he give her back her freedom, without losing his?