Rome, early 2000s. Luigi Celeste, known as Gigi, lives with his brother Alessandro and their mother Licia, who separated from their violent father Franco. When Franco is released from prison and shows up again, Gigi will be forced to confront his past and take crucial decisions for his future.

DIRECTOR'S NOTES:
Familia is a black melodrama which blends languages used in different film genres: from psychological thrillers to horror and social films. This contamination reveals a strong desire to try new things, to involve the viewer, to go deep into the story and to make it universal. Films, as experience material, allow us to get to know inaccessible microcosms, unravel emotions, open up the story to a more complex way of looking and thinking. Familia aims to do just that, to tell a story about violence, especially psychological and witnessed violence; to show the deep wounds that leave scars on one’s childhood, forever.