Youtopia

Youtopia

2018 · 94 min · IT · R · 5.1 (131 votes)
Dir. Berardo Carboni · Starring Matilda De Angelis, Donatella Finocchiaro, Alessandro Haber, Luca Lionello, Pamela Villoresi, Paolo Sassanelli
Drama

Eighteen-year-old Matilde lives with her grandmother and her mother Laura, a woman struggling with debt and failures. Completely disconnected from reality and attached to her online avatar, Matilde has found her own way to make money: stripping on webcam. One day, Laura is forced to reveal her debts to her daughter, who plots an ideal solution to their troubles, unexpectedly involving Ernesto, a wealthy bourgeois obsessed with sex and possessions.

VIBE

A stark, unflinching look at the lengths one might go to for family. It's a raw, character-focused drama that explores difficult themes with a somber, unsettling tone, leaving you with much to ponder.

bleakunsettlingprovocativesombersteadygritty realismcharacter-driven dramasocial commentarysurvivalexploitationfamily obligationdesperation
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