original title:
La concorrente
directed by:
cast:
Francesca Ena, Edoardo Perra, Emilio Carusi, Emma Carusi, Rita Sanna, Monica Ena
cinematography:
editing:
producer:
production:
country:
Italy / Spain
year:
2016
film run:
40'
format:
colour
status:
Ready (20/10/2016)
festivals & awards:
Francesca is about 40 years old. She works as a freelance gym teacher in
Sardinia, one of the regions most affected by the economical crisis in Italy. She
lives alone with her sons Emma (17 years old) Emilio (15) and Edoardo (3). She's
a woman, a mother, a worker who struggle everyday to survive.
And she's my aunt.
Her efforts now doesn't seem to be suffcient to maintain the life status that she
desires. She's worried to not be able to guarantee a future for her children, and
she's are afraid of coming older.
In order to react to her economical troubles Francesca decides to take a chance
and enter in a TV quiz show. How her dreams to change her life manage to
coexist with her everyday struggles?