MONDAY 17 NOV – H 17:30 – ROOM 1

Siblings
ITALY – 2025 – color – 95’

Direction: Greta Scarano
Screenplay: Sofia Assirelli, Tieta Madia, Greta Scarano
Cinematography: Valerio Azzali
Editing: Valeria Sapienza
Production design: Andrea Castorina
Music: Giuseppe Tranquillino Minerva
Costumes: Grazia Materia
Cast: Matilda De Angelis (Irene), Yuri Tuci (Omar), Maria Amelia Monti (Piera), Ariella Reggio (aunt Marilù), Gloria Cocco (grandmother Cleta), Paolo Hendel (Walter), Adriano Pantaleo (Ugo), Christian Ginepro (Ludovico), Alessandro Cantalini (Marco), Ludovico Zucconi (Tancredi), Tom Karumathy (Artrit Bangwasi), Lorenzo Gioielli (real estate agent)
Producer: Matteo Rovere
Production: Groenlandia, Halong, Rai Cinema in collaboration with Netflix
Distribution: 01 Distribution

synopsis
Irene is living her life in Rome when her mother asks her to return for a few days to Rimini—the city where she was born and from where she once ran away—to take care of her older autistic brother, Omar.
Once they are together, Irene discovers that Omar has very clear ideas about his future: he has no intention of living with her once their parents are gone and is determined to make his dreams come true. He wants to get married, have three children—because three is the perfect number—and become a famous rap singer. But for any of that to happen, Omar must first learn to live independently.

the director: GRETA SCARANO
Greta began acting around the age of 20 and has appeared in numerous television and film productions, including Romanzo Criminale – La Serie, In Treatment, and Suburra, working alongside actors such as P. Favino, S. Castellitto, and L. Zingaretti. She has collaborated with some of Italy’s most prominent directors, including S. Sollima, R. Faenza, S. Sibilia, P. Genovese, and F. Ozpetek. In 2023, she made her directorial debut with the short film Feliz Navidad, which won the Silver Ribbon for Best Directorial Debut and was selected for major Italian festivals such as Alice nella città, as well as international festivals including Tribeca FF. Siblings is her first feature film.

awards and festivals
2025 Bifest – Rosso di sera
2025 ICFF Italian Contemporary Film Festival
2025 Italian Film Festival presented by Palace, Australia – New Italian Cinema
2025 Karlovy Vary IFF – Horizons
2025 Orizzonti HUB – Italia Cuba
2025 Silver Ribbons: Best New Director