Mosquitoes – Le Bambine

A film by Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani
2025, 105 min

Festival & Awards

Concorso Internazionale 78. Locarno Film Festival

Synopsis

1997. Linda, 8, leaves her wealthy grandmother’s Swiss villa with her mother Eva. In Italy, she befriends Azzurra and Marta and forms a small gang to protect one another, their youth, and their freedom. They are surrounded by selfish parents with fragile dreams, gossiping neighbors, and a queer babysitter searching for her place in a homophobic world.

Credits

Cast:

Mia Ferricelli, Agnese Scazza, Petra Scheggia, Clara Tramontano, Milutin Dapčević, Jessica Piccolo Valerani, Cristina Donadio, Matteo Martari

Directed by:

Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani

Cinematographer:

Maria Sole Limodio, Valentina Bertani, Nicole Bertani

Production:

Emma Film

Co-production:

Cinédokké, Manny Films, Mathematic, RSI Radiotelevisione svizzera, Adler Entertainment,360 Degrees Film