Sweetheart

+ intro and Q&A with director Margherita Spampinato

Gioia mia

An unusual and affecting story about a young boy staying with an elderly woman.

  • Director

    Margherita Spampinato

  • With

    Aurora Quattrocchi, Marco Fiore, Camille Dugay, Martina Ziami

  • Italy 2025. 90min

  • Digital

  • English subtitles

A young boy from the hustle and modern bustle of Milan is deposited for the summer with his great aunt in Sicily, whose old-fashioned lifestyle is distinctly at odds with his own. It features a captivating, charismatic performance by veteran actor Aurora Quattrocchi, who deservedly won the Best Actress Award at the Locarno Film Festival.