Vermiglio (2024) Film Review: A Portrait of Wartime Secrets in a Close-Knit Italian Village
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A review of Maura Delpero's film "Vermiglio" (2024), set in 1944 in a small mountain village in Italy. The film explores themes of close-knit communities, secrets, and the aftermath of war through the story of young soldier Attillo who returns to his village hiding as a deserter with fellow soldier Pietro. The review examines how the film portrays the tension between community bonds and suffocating small-town dynamics.
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· 3 pulled"Close knit" might by a synonym for a tight family unit or a respectful, bonded community, usually taken as positive. Conversely, this can also lead to smothering or suffocation with everyone knowing everyone else's business or limited prospects within a small town.
1944, and young soldier Attillo (Santiago Fondevilla) is returned to his small home village in the mountains of Vermiglio, rescued by fellow soldier Pietro (Giuseppe De Domenico).
As both are deemed deserters, they are hiding in
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