Vermiglio

Screening: 13 November 2025

A man and woman shake hands while a young girl watches on against the backdrop of the snowy Italian alps

Director: Maura Delpero
Cast: Giuseppe de Domenico, Tommaso Ragno, Martina Scrinzi
Countries: Italy, France
Languages: Belgium, Italian, Latin (English subtitles)
Running time: 119 minutes
Rating: 15

Film summary

1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his love for the teacher’s eldest daughter, will change the course of everyone’s life.

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What the critics said

“It is a richly compassionate, emotional and detailed drama of family secrets in the wartime Italian countryside and is wonderfully acted with unaffected naturalism.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“The rare movie set in the past that seems attuned to the consciousness of the time it depicts.”
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

Major awards

Winner – Grand Jury prize, Venice Film Festival 2024
Winner – Best International Screenplay (FIPRESCI Prize), Palm Springs International Film Festival 2025
Nominee – Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language, Golden Globes USA 2025

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