LA PLACE LIBRE / THE FREE PLACE
Director: Filippo Demarchi
Short film | CH | 2019
19 min | Dolby 5.1
53rd Hof International Film Festival
2019
Mateo, a young dancer, returns to his native region of Menton to reconnect with his brother Albert after a long absence. Very quickly, Mateo is confronted with the loneliness of his elder brother who is fighting for the survival of the family candle workshop. Mateo wants to overcome his childhood sufferings but reconciliation is difficult between misunderstandings and fraternal love.