1997: eight-year-old Linda drifts away from her wealthy grandmother's Swiss villa with her carefree mother Eva. In Italy, she meets Azzurra and Marta. A summer bond unites the three girls in a gang formed to protect each other, their youth, and their freedom. Around them swirl selfish parents chasing fragile dreams, gossiping neighbors, and a queer babysitter trying to find his place in a world that doesn’t want him either.
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Cast
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Mia Ferricelli
Linda
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Agnese Scazza
Azzurra
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Petra Scheggia
Marta
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Clara Tramontano
Eva
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Jessica Piccolo Valerani
Madre
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Cristina Donadio
Nonna
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Matteo Martari
Papà
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Davide Enea Casarin
Giornalista TG
Known for
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Jasmin Mattei
Commessa
Known for
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Toni Pandolfo
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Milutin Dapčević
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Valentina Bertani Director · Nicole Bertani Director Maria Sole Limodio Writer
First release August 12, 2025 · Produced in Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium · Production RSI, Manny Films
Production
Cinédokké
Production
RSI
Production
Manny Films
Production
Mathematic
Production
Adler Entertainment
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Emma Film
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MiC
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RAI Cinema
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Regione Lazio
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Creative Europe Media
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MEDIA Programme of the European Union
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Italy · Switzerland · France · Belgium
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Original title
Le bambine
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 12, 2025
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Italy · June 11, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Norway
March 4, 2026 · Premiere · Kosmorama Trondheim Film Festival
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