Exclusive: Italy’s True Colors has embarked on international sales. by ourselves (by our heads), the latest feature film from Romanian Tudor filmmaker Cristian Jurju, will have its world premiere in the Forum section of the Berlinale next month.
The Romanian-Italian co-production tells the story of Flavia, a bright and independent 14-year-old who lives alone after her parents leave for Italy. When she learns they are divorcing, her precarious balance begins to shift. She finds comfort in her friendships and forms a surrogate family, but when her friends leave, Flavia confronts the limits of her longing and the emotional void left by her parents’ absence.
Inspired by the 150,000 Romanian children whose parents live abroad, by ourselves It explores adolescence, resilience, and the tension between the longing for connection and the fear of its loss.
The film was produced by Tudor Giorgi and Bogdan Craciun for Libra Film, co-produced with Indica’s Simone Catania and Francesca Portalupi, with support from Eurimage, Media, CNC, TVR, MIC and the Emilia-Romagna region.
Georges’ feature debut japanese dog (2013) premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival and won the first feature award at the Warsaw Film Festival.
Fabio Tucci, Head of Acquisitions at True Colors, said:by ourselves is a visually poetic and powerful film that explores the impact of immigration from the unusual perspective of those who remain, often children and young people. We are excited to collaborate with Libra on Tudor Jurju’s new work and to further enrich our work with unique and unique works by the European author. ”
(Tag translation) Berlin
