Marina

2013 · 123 min · NL · 6.8 (103 votes)

Dir. Stijn Coninx · Starring Matteo Simoni, Luigi Lo Cascio, Donatella Finocchiaro, Evelien Bosmans, Maité Redal, Cristiaan Campagna

RomanceDramaMusic

Italy, 1948. Young Rocco is growing up in Calabria, until one day his father Salvatore decides to leave to Belgium, where he strives to earn a lot of money by working in coal mines. Very soon he sends for his family. Rocco becomes a migrant overnight, with all the consequences this entails. Rocco wants to be like other youngsters, become someone and have a purpose in life. Against his father’s wish and better judgment he seeks an escape through music and love.

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A warm, nostalgic journey about a young man's passion for music, family duty, and finding his voice against societal expectations. It feels like a heartfelt ode to dreams and belonging.

upliftingheartfeltnostalgicbittersweetsteadybiographical dramaperiod piecemusicalfamilypassionidentityimmigration

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