This moving drama tells the story of elderly and somewhat bitter widow Gemma (Ilaria Occhini) and her young Romanian caretaker, Angela (Doroteea Petre). Though fraught at first, the relationship between the two lonely women develops and they come to depend on one another. When Angela’s husband goes missing in Romania, Gemma must decide how far the bonds of loyalty go and the distance she is prepared to travel in order to help her friend. Bondi’s first feature precisely and interestingly delineates the differences between his two protagonists and touchingly shows how each crosses divides of age and culture in the name of friendship.

Written by Federico Bondi, Ugo Chiti. Photographed by Gigi Martinucci. With Ilaria Occhini, Dorotheea Petre, Vlad Ivanov, Maia Morgenstern (95 min. IntraMovies).