Misunderstood

Misunderstood

2014 · 103 min · IT · 6.3 (40 votes)
Dir. Asia Argento · Starring Giulia Salerno, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Gabriel Garko, Carolina Poccioni, Anna Lou Castoldi, Alice Pea
Drama

Rome, 1984, Aria is nine-year-old girl. On the verge of divorce, Aria's infantile and selfish parents are too preoccupied with their careers and extra-marital affairs to properly tend to any of Aria's needs. While her two older sisters are pampered, Aria is treated with cold indifference. Yet she yearns to love and to be loved. At school, Aria excels academically but is considered a misfit by everyone. She is misunderstood. Aria finds comfort in her cat - Dac and in her best friend - Angelica. Thrown out of both parents' homes, abandoned by all, even her best friend, Aria finally reaches the limit of what she can bear. She makes an unexpected decision in her life.

VIBE

A quiet, introspective drama about a lonely child navigating parental neglect. It feels like a hushed, melancholic observation of isolation and the quiet yearning for connection, set against a backdrop of emotional indifference.

melancholicwistfulsomberintrospectiveslow-burnarthouse dramacharacter studyEuropean cinemachildhood neglectlonelinessresilienceidentity
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