Francesca Staasch

By chance some surreal characters arrive at the Happy Days Motel taking their grotesque stories.

Alessandra is 11 years old and she has an impulsive, expansive, noisy and bulimic way of exploring the world. She breaks all the rules: she dresses like a boy (but she prefers girls to boys), she eats like there’s no tomorrow, and she makes life impossible for her oh-so-perfect parents. This film is a tragicomic epic that tells the story of Ale’s transition from childhood to adolescence in the soulless suburbs of Turin in the ‘80s. Ale has to learn how to make the most of her resources, but in the process she also discovers that she is not quite so alone and misunderstood as she thinks.

Marco, an ordinary man in his early 40’s, Zoe, a 25 year old bold young girl, and Laura, an icy and elegant bourgeois middle aged lady, are trapped in a labyrinth of fragility and inner torment. Despite having reached a breaking point, they desperately try to hide their emotional turmoil, adopting toxic strategies and self-harming behaviors to survive their daily routine. Confronting their inner demons won’t mean a permanent solution to their suffering.

By chance some surreal characters arrive at the Happy Days Motel taking their grotesque stories.

Alessandra is 11 years old and she has an impulsive, expansive, noisy and bulimic way of exploring the world. She breaks all the rules: she dresses like a boy (but she prefers girls to boys), she eats like there’s no tomorrow, and she makes life impossible for her oh-so-perfect parents. This film is a tragicomic epic that tells the story of Ale’s transition from childhood to adolescence in the soulless suburbs of Turin in the ‘80s. Ale has to learn how to make the most of her resources, but in the process she also discovers that she is not quite so alone and misunderstood as she thinks.

Marco, an ordinary man in his early 40’s, Zoe, a 25 year old bold young girl, and Laura, an icy and elegant bourgeois middle aged lady, are trapped in a labyrinth of fragility and inner torment. Despite having reached a breaking point, they desperately try to hide their emotional turmoil, adopting toxic strategies and self-harming behaviors to survive their daily routine. Confronting their inner demons won’t mean a permanent solution to their suffering.

Marco, an ordinary man in his early 40’s, Zoe, a 25 year old bold young girl, and Laura, an icy and elegant bourgeois middle aged lady, are trapped in a labyrinth of fragility and inner torment. Despite having reached a breaking point, they desperately try to hide their emotional turmoil, adopting toxic strategies and self-harming behaviors to survive their daily routine. Confronting their inner demons won’t mean a permanent solution to their suffering.