To My Mother
Gregor Božič
2005 / 13' / Slovenia
Directed
Gregor Božič
Screenplay
Gregor Božič
Production
Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo - UL AGRFT
Actors
Jana Radovič, Danijel Malalan, Alessandro Mizzi, Miranda Caharija, Delfi Brero, Fulvio Falzarana
Language
Italian
Country
Slovenia
Genre
short fiction film
The story
During the fascist occupation, when the use of the Slovenian language was forbidden, a Slovenian married couple decided to teach their son only the Italian language. The son grew up as an Italian citizen in Italy. When getting old, however, the mother became ill, slipped into regression and forgot everything but the most deeply rooted memories. She also forgot the Italian language for that reason.