Vermiglio

The story unfolds in 1944, during the late stages of World War II, when Italian deserters seek refuge in the mountains. News from the front reaches Vermiglio with delay, bringing fear, longing, and the prospect of upheaval. Wartime scarcity and disruption shape family life and test resilience.

Vermiglio is a remote mountain village in the Trentino region. It houses a single-room school and a close-knit community where Catholic traditions shape daily life. The harsh geography and scarce resources press on the family as war refugees shelter there during 1944.

👪 Family

The film centers on a large rural family and its daily struggles to survive, feed a growing brood, and maintain bonds under pressure. Loss, hope, and responsibility ripple through siblings as they support one another in a fragile world. Lucia's pregnancy, Pietro's absence, and Adele's burdens reveal how love and duty pull families through hardship.

⚔️ War & Refuge

Two deserters seek shelter in Vermiglio, bringing the realities of war into a quiet mountain village. The end of the war promises safety for some, while the truth of Pietro's fate shatters others. News reports, fear, and separation define the community's experience of conflict and its aftereffects.

⚖️ Social norms

Catholic traditions and communal expectations shape intimate choices, such as Lucia's premarital pregnancy and its consequences. The village's moral code clashes with individual desires, forcing characters to navigate shame, duty, and survival. The story uses these pressures to explore resilience within a conservative community.