Come un fiore is a 2023 Italian short film, written and directed by Benedicta Boccoli. It stars , Fulvia Lorenzetti and Gaia Zucchi.;
Plot
On a Mediterranean beach, a young girl meets a group of women resembling Greek goddesses who celebrate their femininity.
Production
The short film takes inspiration from the summers the director spent in Formentera during her childhood. During a stay on the island, the young Benedicta sees a woman on the beach who has had a breast removed following a mastectomy. What deeply impressed the young girl was that the woman had adorned her surgical scars with flowers rather than trying to hide them, thereby expressing a form of acceptance of her body.
Cast Francesca Fariello Carol Cadeo
Kenja Anaya Giada Galluzzo Marianne Leoni Fulvia Lorenzetti Federica Lucaferri Stefania Palmisano Laura Sellari Valentina Serrano Fabrizio Zampollini Gaia Zucchi
Awards
The film was presented in the official competition at the ; festival and competed in the "Short Films" category at the 69th David di Donatello. Carlo Delle Piane International Award – Best Lead Actress to Fulvia Lorenzetti
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