Paternal Leave
6.7
Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the courage to face themselves.
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Cast
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Juli Grabenhenrich
Leo
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Luca Marinelli
Paolo
Known for
They Call Me Jeeg
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Arturo Gabbriellini
Edoardo
Known for
We Are Who We Are
Joy Falletti Cardillo
Emilia
No other roles listed
Gaia Rinaldi
Valeria
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Stefano Pelloni
Singing Man
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Alissa Jung Director · Carolina Steinbrecher Cinematographer Vincent Assmann Editor
First release February 15, 2025 · Produced in Italy, Germany · Languages English, German, Italian
Production
The Match Factory
Production
Wildside
Production
Fremantle Italia
Production
Vision Distribution
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Sky
Production
Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
Production
Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH
Production
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
Production
Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
Production
Italy · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian
Release dates
Germany · February 15, 2025
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy · May 15, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
December 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
November 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 30, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Israel
September 24, 2026 · Digital · Yes VOD
Italy
October 24, 2025 · Digital
Latvia
October 21, 2025 · Premiere · Riga International Film Festival
Malaysia
July 20, 2025 · Premiere · Malaysia International Film Festival
Spain
August 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
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