Little Swallow / Rondinella
by Nikita Merlini
(Fiction, Switzerland, 2021, 24', C, En ST)
with Elena Stoll, Patrizia Barbuiani and Yan Balistoy
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Staying with her mother after the fire, Sofia dreams of freedom. But the smell of smoke doesn’t leave…
“There are events in life, such as a death, a departure, a marriage, or a new job, which mark the beginning of a phase and which can bring two people closer or further apart. Rondinella is the story of a separation between a mother and a daughter, but also the sweet and clumsy attempt to rebuild a relationship with the love that binds them. It is the passage from one age to another, from one role to another: while becoming an adult is a process that can be disorienting, seeing one’s children grow up is equally difficult for parents.” Nikita Merlini