SYNOPSIS
SWEETHEART. (Gioia Mia) Nico, a lively, stubborn, and impertinent young boy from Milan, used to living in a modern, hyper-connected world, is forced to spend the summer in Sicily with his belligerent and devoutly religious elderly great aunt. She lives alone, without Wi-Fi or any other form of modern technology, a place completely frozen in time. The clash between modernity and the past, reason and faith, speed and slowness marks the beginning of a stormy relationship. Yet, little by little, a deep bond grows between them, one that neither of them knew they needed. The veteran actor Aurora Quattrocchi deservedly won the Pardo for Best Performance at the 78th Locarno Film Festival for her leading role in this powerful film which offers many layers for reflection.
