Five Seconds

Straddling lightness and gravity, Paolo Virzì, one of Italy’s leading contemporary filmmakers, tells in his new film the delicate story of Adriano’s redemption. A tragic event had turned him into a lonely, bitter man, isolated in the stables of a villa in Tuscany, until a community of young people moved into the property and brought the abandoned vineyards back to life. Among these young people, Matilde, pregnant and courageous, becomes the centre of an unexpected bond. Between conflict and a growing sense of camaraderie, the film explores the meaning of fatherhood, the pain that transforms into care, and the possibility of rebirth, whilst the wild nature of the Tuscan landscape accompanies their journey towards trust and protection. — Medeia Filmes