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ERA
Did you know
Released last year.
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Paternal Leave
2025 1h 53m IT
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 58
Drama
Synopsis
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Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the courage to face themselves.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Juli Grabenhenrich
Leo
Luca Marinelli
Paolo
Arturo Gabbriellini
Edoardo
Joy Falletti Cardillo
Emilia
Gaia Rinaldi
Valeria
Stefano Pelloni
Singing Man
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alissa Jung
- Writers
- Alissa Jung
- Languages
- German, English, Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Germany
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Italian.
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3 / 8
WORLD
Did you know
International production across 2 countries: Italy, Germany.
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4 / 8
ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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5 / 8
DIRECTOR
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Directed by Alissa Jung, shot by Carolina Steinbrecher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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6 / 8
DIRECTOR
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Editor Vincent Assmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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7 / 8
CAST
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Juli Grabenhenrich and Luca Marinelli and Arturo Gabbriellini carry the top of the cast.
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8 / 8
WILD
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IMDB entry: tt31974122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Alissa Jung directs. Carolina Steinbrecher behind the camera. Vincent Assmann cuts. Produced in Italy, Germany. Dialogue in German, English, Italian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Italian.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Italy, Germany.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Alissa Jung, shot by Carolina Steinbrecher. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Vincent Assmann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Juli Grabenhenrich and Luca Marinelli and Arturo Gabbriellini carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt31974122 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 58 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Carolina Steinbrecher
- Editing
- Vincent Assmann
- Production design
- Cristina Bartoletti
- Runtime
- 113 min · 1h 53m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Also by
Alissa Jung
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
The Match Factory
DE
Wildside
IT
Fremantle Italia
IT
Vision Distribution
IT
RAI Cinema
IT
Sky
IT
- EM
Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
- FI
Film-Fernsehen-Autoren-Team GmbH
DE
- BE
Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM)
DE
- KU
Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film
DE
Key crew
- Costume DesignerDaniela Tartari
- EditorVincent Assmann
- MusicDascha Dauenhauer
- ProducerCécile Tollu-Polonowski
- ProducerMichael Weber
- ProducerViola Fügen
- Production DesignCristina Bartoletti
- ProducerSonia Rovai
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-10-26· Vienna International Film Festival
- Theatrical2025-12-05
