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Directed by | Edoardo Gabbriellini |
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Cinematography | Amine Messadi [1] |
Edited by | Walter Fasano [1] |
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Distributed by | Europictures |
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Running time | 102 minutes [1] |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian [1] |
Holiday is a 2023 Italian coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Edoardo Gabbriellini [2]
The film premiered in the Centrepiece program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. [3]
Veronica was the subject of a lengthy trial and served two years in prison for the alleged murder of her mother and her mother's lover. She is declared innocent and released from prison just before her 20th birthday. [4] [5] In a small town on the Ligurian Riviera, [1] Veronica searches for a new lease on life after having her young adult life put on hold. Supported by her friend Giada and her father, Veronica maintains her innocence, but her newfound public notoriety presents challenges. [6]
Edoardo Gabbriellini wrote the film's screenplay with Carlo Salsa. It is based on a story by Gabbriellini, Salsa and Michele Pellegrini. [8] It was produced by Cinemaundici and Vision Distribution, in collaboration with The Apartment Pictures and Frenesy Film Company. [9]
Holiday was selected to be screened in the Centrepiece program at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival, [10] [11] where it had its world premiere on 8 September 2023. [1] It was also invited at the 18th Rome Film Festival, where it was screened in October 2023. [12]
Europictures distributed the film in a "special event" at cinemas only on 23, 24, and 25 October 2023. [9]