First Light

First Light

108 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 2015

Marco, a cynical and ambitious young lawyer, lives in Bari with his partner Martina and their eight-year-old son Mateo. Martina had left Chile and moved to Italy when she met Marco. Their relationship has run its course, however, and Martina longs to go back to her country with Mateo, but Marco, the loving father left out of the equation, is adamantly against the idea. The couple clash for weeks on end, until Martina abruptly leaves the country with their son, goes back to Chile and virtually vanishes. With no news of Mateo, time seems to stand still for Marco. Anguished and unable to cope, he finally rallies and sets off in search of his son.

First Light

108 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 2015

First Light
Marco, a cynical and ambitious young lawyer, lives in Bari with his partner Martina and their eight-year-old son Mateo. Martina had left Chile and moved to Italy when she met Marco. Their relationship has run its course, however, and Martina longs to go back to her country with Mateo, but Marco, the loving father left out of the equation, is adamantly against the idea. The couple clash for weeks on end, until Martina abruptly leaves the country with their son, goes back to Chile and virtually vanishes. With no news of Mateo, time seems to stand still for Marco. Anguished and unable to cope, he finally rallies and sets off in search of his son.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers RAI, Paco Cinematografica, Apulia Film Commission
Original title La prima luce
Directors Daniela Baldasarre, Constanza B. Majluf, Gabriela Sobarzo, Marta Loza Alonso, Vincenzo Marra
Writers Angelo Carbone, Vincenzo Marra

Cast

Daniela Ramírez

as Martina

Gianni Pezzolla

as Mateo

Luis Gnecco

as Attorney Ramos

Alejandro Goic

as Detective Carlos

Paulina Urrutia

as Judge

Maria Eugenia Barrenechea

as Martina's Aunt

Mario Mazzarotto

as Foreign Ministry Officer

Constanza B. Majluf

as Court Secretary

Paula Leoncini

as Bailiff

Tomás Leighton

as Landlord

Gilda Maureira

as Nanny

Gastón Salgado

as Ronaldo

Eloisa Wheatley

as Kindergarten teacher