My Place is Here

My Place is Here

110 mins | Drama | April 25, 2024

Marta, a single mother promised to an older farmer in the aftermath of WWII, forges an unlikely friendship with Lorenzo, the village's openly gay "wedding planner." In the conservative backdrop of rural Southern Italy, Lorenzo introduces her to a hidden community of gays, sparking Marta's journey to challenge societal prejudices. In the first year of women's suffrage in Italy, Marta navigates her evolving role as a woman, breaking barriers and finding her place in a changing world.

My Place is Here

110 mins | Drama | April 25, 2024

My Place is Here
Marta, a single mother promised to an older farmer in the aftermath of WWII, forges an unlikely friendship with Lorenzo, the village's openly gay "wedding planner." In the conservative backdrop of rural Southern Italy, Lorenzo introduces her to a hidden community of gays, sparking Marta's journey to challenge societal prejudices. In the first year of women's suffrage in Italy, Marta navigates her evolving role as a woman, breaking barriers and finding her place in a changing world.
Producers Orisa Produzioni, Regione Lazio, Apulia Film Commission, Fondazione Calabria Film Commission, Ghosts City Films, Goldkind Film
Original title Il mio posto è qui
Directors Daniela Porto, Cristiano Bortone
Writers Daniela Porto, Cristiano Bortone

Cast

Ludovica Martino

as Marta

Marco Leonardi

as Lorenzo

Giorgia Arena

as Bianca

Francesco Biscione

as Marta's father

Biancamaria D'Amato

as Marta's mother

Francesco Aricò

as Michele

Francesco Aiello

as Enrico

Saverio Malara

as Don Antonio

Ivan Maria Artuso

as Amedeo

Adele Bilotta

as Marta's sister

Antonino Sgrò

as Gino

Gianvincenzo Pugliese

as Francesco