La casa bianca (first feature)

original title:

La casa bianca

directed by:

screenplay:

Armando Iovino, Francesco Romano, Mara Fondacaro, from the tale by Armando Iovino with the same title

production:

country:

Italy/France

year:

2024

format:

colour

status:

Development/Pre-production (06/12/2023)

Early ‘90s. The Campania hinterland. Felicetta, 43, feels marginalized by her family and the social context in which she lives. One day, a Camorra boss asks her for shelter. The man does not seem to be as bad as the reputation that precedes him. He shows care and attention for her. The encounters become more and more frequent. Until he disappears unexpectedly, destroying the illusion of an impossible relationship. He will return but something has changed. He has become suspicious and paranoid. Felicetta will have to come to terms, on the one hand with the echo of a strong feeling for him, on the other hand with the limitations of an oppressive relation that he would like to impose on her.