Synopsis: 1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps, war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, were instantly drawn to each other, leading to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.

Maura Delpero: Maura Delpero was born in Bolzano. After studying literature in Bologna and Paris and cinema in Buenos Aires, with her first documentaries, Signori professori and Nadea e Sveta, both awarded at the Turin Film Festival, she explored the boundary between fiction and non-fiction. Her debut fiction feature film, Maternal, was presented in Competition at the 72nd. Locarno Film Festival and earned her, among other awards, the Kering Women in Motion Young Talent Award at the 73rd. Cannes Film Festival. Vermiglio, her second film, will have its world premiere in Competition at the 81. Venice International Film Festival.