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Heavenly Body

Original title: Corpo Celeste
Italy, Switzerland, France, 2011

Director: Rohrwacher, Alice
Production company: Tempesta Film, JBA Production, RAI Cinema
Co-producers: MiBAC, AMKA Film, Arte France Cinema
Age recommendation: 12 years and up

Synopsis:
After growing up in Switzerland, 13-year-old Marta returns to a city in southern Italy with her mother and older sister. Independent and inquisitive, she joins a catechism class at a local church. However, the games and religious pop songs she encounters there do not nearly satisfy her interest in faith. Struggling to find her place, Marta pushes the boundaries of the class, the priest, and the church.

Festivals:
Quinzaine Cannes 2011, Haugesund 2011, Rio de Janeiro 2011, New York 2011, London 2011, Sundance 2012, Göteborg 2012 (awarded), Cine-Jeune St. Quentin 2012

World sales address/es:
Rai Com (IT)

Sold to:
Luce Cinecittà (IT)