Cuori puri

Pure Hearts
Director
Roberto De Paolis
Country
Italy
Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Roberto De Paolis, Luca Infascelli, Carlo Salsa, Greta Scicchitano
Cast
Selene Caramazza, Simone Liberati, Barbora Bobulova, Stefano Fresi, Edoardo Pesce, Isabella Delle Monache, Federico Pacifici, Antonella Attili
Production
Young Films Productions, Meproducodasolo, RAI Cinema

Storyline

Agnese and Stefano are profoundly different. She is only seventeen, lives with her mother – a harsh but devoted woman and a regular church-goer – and is about to take a vow of chastity to last until marriage. He is a twenty-five year old man, with a violent temper and a difficult past behind, who works as a warden in a car park that borders with a gypsy camp. Their unexpected meeting engenders a sentiment of purity, made of little stolen moments and mutual help. But when they make love for the first time, Agnese’s illusion of purity is shattered. She experiences a deep sense of betrayal towards her ideals, which leads her to take an extreme decision in the hope of erasing her sin.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2017
Directors' Fortnight
Film Fest Gent 2017
Focus on Italy
Festival du Cinéma Italien d'Annecy 2017
Prima
Seattle International Film Festival 2018
Contemporary World Cinema
Göteborg International Film Festival 2018
New Voices

Releases

France (3 of January 2018)
Spain (8 of December 2017)
Italy (24 of May 2017)