(ANSA) - Rome, December 18 - The Berlin Film Festival said
Monday that Laura Bispuri's Figlia Mia (Daughter of Mine) is
among a first batch of films named as in the running for its
2018 competition.
Bispuri's second work stars Valeria Golino and Alba
Rohrwacher.
It is about a child who is split between two maternal
figures, Tina (Golino) a loving mother who has a symbiotic
relationship with the child, and Angelica (Rohrwacher), a
fragile, instinctive woman.
The movie will get its world premiere at the festival, which
takes place February 15-25.
Films by Gus Van Sant, Benoit Jacquot, Alexey German Jr,
Thomas Stuber, Philip Groning and Małgorzata Szumowska have also
been named among the contenders.
Bispuri's Figlia mia in Berlin running (2)
Picture stars Valeria Golino and Alba Rohrwacher