Nevia

Nunzia De Stefano

Italy 87 min Catalan premiere Fiction

Synopsis

Nevia is 17 and lives in the suburbs of Naples with her beloved little sister, their aunt and their grandmother. She is a stubborn teenager, determined to get from life much more than fate has planned for her, but it’s hard to be a girl in a place where only men can make the rules and apparently there are no options but make ends meet with little illegal jobs. Until one day, a circus comes to town, changing everything in Nevia’s life and giving her a new hope.

Themes

European CinemaFemale DirectorFirst FeatureSocial Issues

Filmmaker

Nunzia De Stefano

(Naples) She worked with Matteo Garrone from 2008 to 2018 in the production of Gomorra, Reality, The Tale of Tales and Dogman. Nevia, her first feature, was in competition at the 76th Venice International Film festival in the Orizzonti section.

Filmography: Nevia (2019)

Nunzia De Stefano

Film information

Director: Nunzia De Stefano
Script: Nunzia De Stefano, Chiara Atalanta Ridolfi
Contact: True Colours
With: Virginia Apicella, Pietra Montecorvino, Rosi Franzese, Pietro Ragusa, Franca Abategiovanni Simone Borelli, Gianfranco Gallo
Country: Italy
Year: 2019
Format: DCP
Length: 87 min
Language: Italian
Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan
Edition: 2020

Awards

Nuovoimaie Award for Best Actress in Gioarnete degli Autori and Lizzani Award in International Critics Week in Venice

Poster

Nevia