Princess

Princess is a young illegal immigrant from Nigeria who sells her body on the outskirts of a big city. Like an Amazon on the hunt, protected by her friends, she moves through a pinewood that stretches as far as the sea, an enchanted forest in which to find refuge, hide away from life and earn her daily bread. Every day, in order to survive, Princess has to steer clear of dangers and sentiments, follow the scent of money and dupe her clients. Her life is a succession of days that are always the same, one joins to another, without a break. Until one day, driven by an inner force to break the shackles of cynicism and exploitation, she quarrels with the friends with whom she shares the street and meets a man who wants to save her, but first she will have to save herself.

Princess is: merging my points of view with the Nigerian women I met whilst researching. These women were victims of trafficking, they wrote the script with me then played themselves, creating a flexible work space: we experimented and found what I believe to be a more authentic path compared to others we’re often used to regarding migration, illegal immigrants or prostitution. The narrative is always poised between a degraded reality and the lyrical tale of wounded humanity. The film is a coming-of-age story: Princess, before anything else, is a nineteen-year-old, who, whilst clinging to her sense of self, is trying to resist the ferocity of the world.

PRODUCTION 1: Carla Altieri, Roberto De Paolis – YOUNG FILMS
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00145 – Roma, Italia
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rachel@youngfilms.eu
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PRODUCTION 2: Nicola Giuliano, Francesca Cima, Carlotta Calori, Viola Prestieri – INDIGO FILM
Via Torino, 135
00184 – Roma, Italia
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info@indigofilm.it
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PRODUCTION 3: Paolo Del Brocco – RAI CINEMA
Piazza Adriana, 12
00183 – Roma, Italia
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anna.pomara@raicinema.it
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