Italian Oscar entry. In this Italian drama, set during the final months of WWII in a remote Alpine village, the arrival of a stranger has a profoundly disruptive effect on the quiet, everyday lives of a local family.
1944. In Vermiglio, a high mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat. The arrival of Pietro, a refugee soldier, disrupts the dynamics of the local teacher’s family, changing them forever. During the four seasons marking the end of World War II, Pietro and Lucia, the eldest daughter of the teacher, instantly drawn to each other, led to marriage and an unexpected fate. As the world emerges from its tragedy, the family will face its own.
Italy’s entry for the OSCARs in 2025, Vermiglio uncovers the hidden depths of lies and secrets in an apparent idyll in the mountains.
