My Place is here

In the impoverished confines of her parents' home, 17-year-old Marta awaits the return of her fiancé from war. As a single mother, she faces the scorn of her community and once the war is over and he doesn't return, she finds herself promised to an older farmer. During the village’s preparatory course for wives, she forges an unlikely friendship with Lorenzo, the village's openly gay "wedding planner". In the conservative backdrop of rural Southern Italy, Lorenzo introduces her to a hidden community of gays, sparking Marta’s courageous journey to challenge societal prejudices. In the first year of wome's suffrage in Italy, Marta navigates her evolving role as a woman, breaking barriers and finding her place in a changing world.

Source: 58. Internationale Hofer Filmtage 2024