Nicola Sorcinelli is exploring timely, complex and emotional issues in his feature directorial debut, Balcanica, for which THR can exclusively premiere a first teaser trailer ahead of its world premiere in the Venice Days, or Giornate degli Autori, competition, the independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival, later on Friday.
“A human story of choice and moral complexity, the film follows conductor Nazar and his son Jalil as their path crosses with Greta, an Italian doctor, and each is confronted with a decision that will change their life,” press notes highlight.
Sorcinelli’s movie stars Matilda De Angelis (The Undoing, Fuori, The Law According to Lidia Poët) and Berlin Silver Bear winner Babak Karimi (A Separation). Ivar Wafaei and Giovanni Toscano also feature in the cast.
“When music is outlawed in Afghanistan, the orchestra conductor Nazar and his tuba-playing son Jalil are forced to leave everything behind,” reads a synopsis for Balcanica. “Their journey along the Balkan route toward Italy is uncertain, yet it carries the hope of finding a place where they can play again. Along the way, they meet Greta, an Italian doctor. Together, the three navigate choices that will change all of their lives.”
