PULICA
SWEETHEART
DIRECTOR: Margherita Spampinato
7+
COUNTRY: IT
YEAR/DURATION: 2025 • 90′
drama
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Margherita Spampinato
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Claudio Cofrancesco
- EDITORS: Margherita Spampinato, Davide Cuccurugnani
- CAST: Marco Fiore, Aurora Quattrocchi, Martina Ziami, Camille Dugay Comencini
- PRODUCERS: Alessio Pasqua, Benedetta Scagnelli
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Fandango (IT)
Festivals and awards
Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland 2025 – world premiere, CINÉ+ Special Jury Prize and Pardo for Best Performance (A. Quattrocchi)
David di Donatello 2026 – Best Directorial Debut and Best Actress in Leading Role
Synopsis
Young Nico leaves the big city for a short while, along with the comforts afforded to him by technology, and goes to Sicily for the summer, to stay at his aunt’s house: a devout woman who lives in an old house and spends her days with friends her own age, immersed in a seemingly uneventful yet tender everyday routine.
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About the director
Margherita Spampinato (Palermo, 1979) worked as editing secretary on over 30 films, including Sergio Castellitto’s Venuto al mondo and Pupi Avati’s Gli amici del bar Margherita. She also spent five years working in casting for films and series such as Petra and Suburra: The Series. As a director, she made two short films, Tommasina and Segreti. Gioia mia (2025) is her feature debut.
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