Introduction

Vermiglio is a 2024 drama film written, co-produced and directed by Maura Delpero.

Outline

1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher’s eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone’s life.

Cast

• Giuseppe De Domenico as Pietro Riso
• Tommaso Ragno as Cesare Graziadei
• Martina Scrinzi as Lucia Graziadei
• Roberta Rovelli as Adele
• Carlotta Gamba as Virginia
• Orietta Notari as Zia Cesira
• Sara Serraiocco as Anna Pennisi

Production

Principal photography started on 28 August 2023, and shootings wrapped in December. The film was shot between the Vermiglio, Carciato and Comasine towns in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. It is produced by Cinedora (Italy), Charades (France), and Versus (Belgium). Delpero decided to make the film after her father’s death as a way to help ensure that the traditions in which he had grown up were not lost, including conducting many interviews with local people during pre-production.

Release

The film world-premiered in competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. It made its North American premiere at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival.

It was featured in the Limelight section of the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam to be screened in February 2025.

Trivia

• The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize.
• It was designated as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s):
  • Maura Delpero
• Producer(s):
  • Francesca Andreoli … producer
  • Carole Baraton … co-producer
  • Pauline Boucheny Pinon … co-producer
  • Jacques-Henri Bronckart … co-producer
  • Yohann Comte … executive producer
  • Maura Delpero … producer
  • Santiago Fondevila … producer (as Santiago Fondevila Sancet)
  • Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli … producer
  • Tatjana Kozar … co-producer
  • David Levine … executive producer
  • Pierre Mazars … executive producer
  • Nick Shumaker … executive producer
  • Daniele Spinozzi … line producer
• Writer(s):
  • Maura Delpero
• Music:
  • Matteo Franceschini
• Cinematography:
  • Mikhail Krichman
• Editor(s):
  • Luca Mattei
• Production:
  • Cinedora
  • Charades
  • Versus Production
  • Rai Cinema
  • Ministero della Cultura (MiC) (support)
  • Eurimages (support)
  • CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde – Institut Français (support)
  • La Région Île-de-France (support)
  • Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
  • IDM Südtirol – Alto Adige Film Fund (support)
  • Trentino Film Commission (support)
  • Anonymous Content (in association with)
• Distributor(s):
  • Exponenta (Russia, 2025)(theatrical)
  • Janus Films (United States, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Lucky Red (Italy, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Sideshow (United States, 2024)(theatrical)
  • Madman Entertainment (Australia, 2024)
  • Madman Films (New Zealand, 2024)
  • Modern Films (United Kingdom, 2025)
  • Moving Turtle (Lebanon, 2024)(Middle East and North Africa)
• Release Date: 02 September 2024 (Venice Film Festival, Italy).
• Running Time: 119 minutes.
• Rating: Not Rated.
• Country: Italy, France, and Belgium.
• Language: Ladin and Italian.

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