Benedetta, an obese fifteen-year-old yearning for attention, lives in a tawdry province in the south of Italy, emblematic of her inner landscape where everything could be and yet is not. She falls in love with Armando, aka Amanda, a young transvestite who is attracted to the young girl's innocence and begins an unhealthy relationship of mutual dependence with her. Amanda runs a carousel at the fair across the street from Benedetta's house, and the girl is magnetically drawn to this colorful and exciting world. But Amanda not only runs the carousel, she's also a call boy and sells drugs. Between intoxication and family rebellion and the discovery of sex - a great disappointment - she completes her rite of passage into adulthood.
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Gaia Di Pietro
Andrea Carpenzano
Known for
Boys Cry
The Champion
Barbara Chichiarelli
Known for
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Suburra: Blood on Rome
Giandomenico Cupaiuolo
Known for
Luna Nera
Vanished into the Night
Francesca Antonelli
Known for
Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
Sorry if I Want to Marry You
Alessio Praticò
Known for
My Name Is Vendetta
The Ruthless
Claudia Salerno
Paola Tintinelli
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Germana Petavrachi
Rachele Petavrachi
Chiara Bellosi Director · Luca De Bei Writer Maria Teresa Venditti Writer
First release February 18, 2022 · Produced in Italy, Switzerland · Production tellfilm, RAI Cinema
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Tempesta
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tellfilm
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RAI Cinema
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Istituto Luce Cinecittà
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Italy · Switzerland
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Original title
Calcinculo
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Germany · February 18, 2022
Premiere
Italy · March 24, 2022
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
September 13, 2022 · Premiere · Italian Film Festival
July 1, 2023 · Physical
Germany
September 15, 2022 · Theatrical
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