MOSQUITOES LE BAMBINE VALENTINA BERTANI, NICOLE BERTANI

  • ITALY | SWITZERLAND

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  • ITALIAN

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  • 2025

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  • 110 mins

1997. Eight-year-old Linda drifts from her wealthy grandmother’s Swiss villa with her carefree mother, Eva. In Italy, they meet sisters Azzurra and Marta. A chance summer encounter binds the three girls in a gang to protect each other, their youth, and freedom. Around them swirl selfish parents chasing fragile dreams, gossiping neighbors, and a queer babysitter searching for belonging in a homophobic world.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Daniele Esposito, Michela Pini, Olga Lamontanara, Marco Colombo,Nicola Rosada, Guillaume Marien

Screenplay :

Maria Sole Limodio, Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani

Director of Photography :

Marco Bassano, Luca Costantini

Editor :

Marcello Saurino

Music :

Lorenzo Confetta

Sound :

Riccardo Studer

Cast :

Mia Ferricelli, Agnese Scazza, Petra Scheggia, Clara Tramontano, Milutin Dapčević, Jessica Piccolo Valerani

Awards - Winner :

Maresme FF (Creative Rosebud)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Locarno IFF (Young Jury Special Mention), Ankara FF (Fresh Start), Thessaloniki IFF (Open Horizons), Carbonia FF (Special Mention)

Valentina Bertani born Mantova, Italy is a director and screenwriter working across music videos, advertising, and documentary cinema. Her work includes videos for Ligabue, Negramaro, and The Kolors, and campaigns for GUCCI, Valentino, and Toyota. Her documentary THE CROWN SHYNESS (2022) screened at the Venice FF, was shortlisted for the David di Donatello Awards, and won a Silver Ribbon. Her sister, Nicole Bertani, is a creative director, graphic designer, and filmmaker whose practice spans print, digital, and film, with collaborations including BVLGARI, SELETTI, and GUCCI. MOSQUITOES marks their first feature film co-directed together.