| Section | |
|---|---|
| Original Title | Gioia mia |
| Italian Title | Gioia mia |
| English Title | SWEETHEART |
| Movie Type | |
| Genre | |
| Production Year | 2025 |
| Director | |
| Cast | Aurora Quattrocchi, Camille Dugay, Clara Salvo, Concetta Ingrassia, Gaspare Gruppuso, Giuseppina Cammareri, Giuseppina Cardella, Marco Fiore, Martina Ziami, Renata Sajeva, Rosaria Oddo |
| Country | Italy |
| Movie Length | 90' |
| Screenplay | |
| Director of Photography | |
| Editor | |
| Music | Alice Zecchinelli |
| Costume Designer | Daniela Virgilio Giovanni Schiera |
| Production Designer | Marinora Ferrandes |
| Produced by | Alessio Pasqua, Bendetta Scagnelli |
| Production | |
| Festival Contact | |
| International Distribution | |
| Italian Distribution | Fandango (Italy) – www.fandango.it |
Sweetheart
Nico, a lively child raised in a secular family in a modern, technological, and hyper-connected world, is forced to spend the summer in Sicily, hosted by an elderly aunt, a very religious and grumpy old spinster who lives alone in an ancient building steeped in legends and superstitions, without Wi-Fi or appliances, without any kind of technology, completely out of step with time.
His aunt welcomes him with annoyance, forcefully attempting to fit him into her world populated by angels and spirits, dominated by a magical sense of religion. The clash between modernity and the past, between reason and religion, between speed and slowness, marks the beginning of their stormy relationship. Yet, little by little, a deep bond develops that neither of them knew they needed.




