My Place Is Here

In the aftermath of WWII. In a rural village in the South of Italy, a single mother betrothed to an older farmer, befriends the local homosexual, known as “the wedding planner”. Thanks to him, she starts to understand her right as a woman to have a full life. He introduces her to a course of typing for young women held in a nearby communist party headquarters. This will trigger her fight against the hypocrisy of this conservative world.

• Giuliano Montaldo Award for Best Director to Daniela Porto and Cristiano Bortone – Bari International Film&Tv Festival 2024
• Mariangela Melato Award for Best Actress to Ludovica Martino – Bari International Film&Tv Festival 2024
• Special Event at the Lovers Film Festival in Turin

Director: Daniela Porto & Cristiano Bortone
Screenwriter:  Daniela Porto & Cristiano Bortone
Cast: Ludovica Martino, Marco Leonardi, Annamaria de Luca, Bianca Maria D’Amato, Giorgia Arena, Francesco Aricò, Adele Bilotta, Saverio Malara, Francesco Biscione, Antonio Francesco Conti
Photography: Emilio Maria Costa
Editor: Claudio di Mauro
Original Musics: Santi Pulvirenti

Production: ORISA PRODUZIONI
In collaboration with: Goldkind Filmproduktion

Produced with the support of  CALABRIA FILM COMMISSION REGIONE LAZIO AVVISO PUBBLICO ATTRAZIONE PRODUZIONI CINEMATOGRAFICHE (POR FESR LAZIO 2014-2020) with the contribution of APULIA FILM COMMISSION e REGIONE PUGLIA  

Country: Italy / Germany
Year of production: 2024
Genre: Film
Length: 110′
Original Title: Il Mio Posto è Qui