Project Title: L’ESTATE AMARA
Directed by: Gaetano Di Gaetano
Key Cast: Gaetano Di Gaetano
Run Time: 13 minutes
Production Year: 2025
Country of Production: Italy
Synopsis:
Entroterra siciliano, 2006. Corrado, un ragazzino di 12 anni, vive un momento cruciale della sua infanzia. La malattia della nonna costringe tutti a confrontarsi con la sofferenza e l’incertezza. Mariella, la madre, si aggrappa alla fede, cercando conforto nella preghiera, mentre Michele, il padre, affronta la situazione con distacco e sarcasmo. Corrado si domanda se davvero Dio possa guarire sua nonna, come sostiene la madre.
Sicilian hinterland, 2006. Corrado, a 12-year-old boy, experiences a pivotal moment in his childhood. His grandmother’s illness forces everyone to confront suffering and uncertainty. Mariella, his mother, clings to faith, seeking comfort in prayer, while Michele, his father, approaches the situation with detachment and sarcasm. Corrado wonders if God can truly heal his grandmother, as his mother believes.