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The first child (first feature)

original title:

Il primo figlio

directed by:

Mara Fondacaro

cast:

Benedetta Cimatti, Simone Liberati, Lorenzo Ferrante

screenplay:

Mara Fondacaro

cinematography:

Fabio Paolucci

editing:

Christian Marsiglia

set design:

Rossella Tilli

costume design:

Marisa Vecchiarelli

music:

Alessandro Ciani

producer:

Ines Vasiljevic, Stefano Sardo, Pilar Saavedra Perrotta

production:

Nightswim, Sajama Films, with the support of Regione Molise

country:

Italy

year:

2024

format:

colour

status:

In post-production (08/03/2024)

Ada’s late firstborn child returns as a haunting apparition, seeking to prevent the birth of his antenatal brother. Are you willing to stop your dead son from having his revenge? The story of a woman blinded by motherly love, and a son that doesn’t want to be forgotten. An in-your-face, horrifying dress-rehearsal, of a mother’s worst nightmares.