Veronica is spending her Christmas holidays with her grandfather in a small Sicilian village, but when a woman disappears and the fear of a notorious killer from ten years ago resurfaces, she begins to suspect the unthinkable: her own grandfather might be the culprit. Not all murderers get caught. Many of them slip through the cracks of justice and simply… grow old. But what if one of these monsters were uncovered by the innocent curiosity of his beloved, unsuspecting granddaughter? Family First is a story about moral inheritance, the thin line between guilt and innocence, the freedoms and limitations of growing up in a small town, and those unbreakable family ties that, for better or worse, bind us together.
screenplay
Francesca Scanu
Laura Chiossone
Francesca Tassini
Luca Di Molfetta
cinematography
Gabriele Remotti
editing
Filippo Orrù
music
Silvia Leonetti
sound
Gaspare Macaluso
production design
Costanza Gelardi
costumes
Giuseppe Ricciardi
cast
Fabrizio Ferracane (Carlo)
Giulia Dragotto (Veronica)
Miriam Dalmazio (Agata)
Federica De Cola (Betta)
Goffredo Maria Bruno (Mauro)
Armando Santoro (Dennis)
Bruno Di Chiara (Fabrizio)
Ester Vinci (Laura)
producer
Giovanni Amico
production
Twister Film
with the support of
MiC – Direzione Generale Cinema e Audiovisivo
Piano Sviluppo e Coesione della Regione Siciliana
in association with
MediaFlow
world sales
Minerva Pictures
TVCO
Italian distribution
Adler Entertainment
“What struck me about Indelebile was its being a way to explore the complexity of Italian provincial life, often overlooked on the big screen. Inspired by films like Don’t Torture a Duckling or I’m Not Scared, I imagined an evocative story alternating freedom and oppression, following Veronica’s emotional arc. Her relationship with her grandfather spawns a narrative that is both authentic and allegorical and never stereotypical. Wide shots and details reveal Veronica’s transformation, along with a polished sound design and a spot-on cast that give rise to a powerful and compelling realism.” (Simone Valentini)
Simone Valentini (Rome, 1992), a film aficionado since he was a kid, directed his first short film, Dolor, Doloris, Dolore, in 2014. In 2020, he directed the documentary series Allevi in the Jungle, about the musician Giovanni Allevi. The following year, he worked on another documentary series, Storie di Risorgimento Digitale. This year, he made the documentary Giovanni Allevi – Back To Live. Indelebile marks Valentini’s feature directorial debut. Currently, he’s at work on his second feature, «Per un po’», based on the novel of the same name by Niccolò Agliardi.
2024 Indelebile
2024 Giovanni Allevi
Back to Live (doc)
2023 Grain
Portrait of Fabio D’Emilio (doc)
2014 Dolor, Doloris, Dolore (short)
