OPENING FILM

The 38th BFFB will officially start on Friday 4th April with the Italian premiere of the debut feature film by Slovenian director Urška Djukić, Little Trouble Girls (Kajti Je Deklica). The film, which is also in competition at the BFFB and won the FIPRESCI prize in the Perspectives section at the 75th Berlinale, tells the story of Lucija, a shy 16-year-old who joins a girls' choir and befriends the outgoing Ana-Marija. During a retreat in a monastery, Lucija's interest in a restorer tests their bond and leads her to explore her own identity and sexuality.
Shot between Cividale del Friuli and Natisone, Little Trouble Girls features an international cast and was made with the support of several European production companies. It will be distributed in Italy by Tucker Film. Urška Djukić, already winner of a César for the shortfilm Granny's Sexual Life, signs a film that sensitively deals with the transition to adulthood.

SYNOPSIS

Sixteen-year-old Lucia, shy and sensitive, sings in the choir of a Catholic school. There, she meets Ana-Maria, a strong and charismatic personality, and finds herself confronted with the first great upheavals and questions of life. Who owns my body? How do you navigate friendship, jealousy, and attraction?