March 1, 2026
Showtime: 4:00 pm
@ Peace Theater at Nazareth University Arts Center
This is a SUNDAY Showing!
Synopsis
In Italian with English subtitles
Please join us for another unique, outstanding film that could only come from Italy.
Inspired by the story of Franca Viola, the first woman in Italy to refuse a “reparation marriage” (matrimonio riparatore) in 1965, an act that sparked a major shift in Italian law and social convention.
The Girl from Tomorrow tells the story of Lia, a young woman who reacts to the most terrible form of violence with an act of rebellion which blows apart the social conventions of the time. In a world where the strongest dictate the rules, where mafia roots run deep and are accepted as a natural part of life, and where the powerful make decisions while the weak do as they’re told, her courage will pave the way for the fight for women’s rights. The movie is inspired by the true story of Franca Viola, a seventeen-year-old girl from Alcamo, Sicily, who, in 1965, was the first woman in Italy to say no to a “shotgun” wedding, refusing her abductor and rapist Filippo Melodia, who was the nephew of a local mafia boss.
– Courtesy of Cineuropa.org
DIRECTOR: Marta Savina
STARRING: Claudia Gusmano, Dario Aita, Francesco Colella, Paolo Pierohon, Fabrizio Ferracane
RELEASE DATE: 2022 (festival release) and 2023 (general)
LENGTH: 100 minutes
Directed By: Marta Savina
Written By: Marta Savina
Starring- Claudia Gusmano
- Dario Aita
- Francesco Colella
- Paolo Pierohon
- Fabrizio Ferracane