Tickets are available online through Eventbrite up to two hours prior to the start of the film. Tickets will also be available at the door.
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Join us at the Italian Cultural & Community Center for our screening of Familia on February 19th at 7:00 p.m.
Set in Rome in the early 2000s, Francesco Costabile’s Familia follows 20-year-old Luigi (Francesco Di Leva), who lives with his mother and brother. Luigi joins an extremist group seeking belonging, but his father’s return after a decade of absence disrupts the fragile equilibrium of their lives. Barbara Ronchi delivers a gripping performance as Luigi’s mother, a woman torn between protecting her family and facing the ghosts of her past. This award-winning film explores the lasting scars of domestic violence through the lens of a fractured family trying to rebuild, offering a raw and unsettling look at the cyclical nature of abuse and the challenge of breaking free.
Our Italian Contemporary Film Series is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.