Mar Nero


1h 30m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Centers on Gemma, an elderly Florentine widow, and Angela, her young caretaker. The relationship between the two lonely women culminates in a trip to the Black Sea, to look for Angela's husband who has mysteriously disappeared.

Film Details

Also Known As
Black Sea
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Hi Film Productions; Manigolda Film; Media Plus Program; Ministero Dei Beni e Delle Attivita Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT); Rai Cinema
Location
Florence, Italy; Sulina, Romania

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Centers on Gemma, an elderly Florentine widow, and Angela, her young caretaker. The relationship between the two lonely women culminates in a trip to the Black Sea, to look for Angela's husband who has mysteriously disappeared.

Film Details

Also Known As
Black Sea
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Hi Film Productions; Manigolda Film; Media Plus Program; Ministero Dei Beni e Delle Attivita Culturali e del Turismo (MiBACT); Rai Cinema
Location
Florence, Italy; Sulina, Romania

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of three awards including the Leopard for Best Actress (Ilaria Occhini), the Oecumenical Jury Prize and the Third Youth Jury Prize at the 2008 Locarno International Film Festival.

Released in Italy January 30, 2009

Feature directorial debut for Federico Bondi.

Shown at Locarno International Film Festival (International Competition) August 6-16, 2008.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.

Released in Italy January 30, 2009