PLOT : Paolo is a skeptical 30-year-old who works unwillingly as a sales clerk in a Turin department store. Mia is a back-up singer in a band and lives her life haphazardly, which leads her being practically homeless. Paolo’s past is marked by a pain he can’t overcome. One night, by chance, he meets Mia and she turns his life upside down. Driven by the desire to see her home, Paolo begins a journey that will bring them both across Italy and will help them discovering their irrepressible desire to live. There is a Light wants to be a dramatic comedy that explores, without generalizing, an important theme in the contemporary social debate using an intimate point of view; a road through our country in search of a future.
Fabio Mollo. 
Fabio Mollo is a director, writer, and producer whose career began by directing various short films and winning a Nastro d’Argento special mention at the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for his 2007 short, “Giganti.” In 2013, Mollo directed his feature debut, “Il Sud è Niente,” which was featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Rome Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival. Throughout the years, Mollo directed numerous critically acclaimed films, including “Il Padre d’Italia" (2017) and “Anni da Cane” (2021). Most recently, Mollo directed the drama “Nata per Te,” the touching story about a single homosexual man adopting a child with Down syndrome.
Length 1h 33min
Year 2017
Cast
Luca Marinelli, Isabella Ragonese, Anna Ferruzzo, Federica De Cola,
Distribution Rai Cinema
Production Bianca Film
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