IL SUD E NIENTE

Grazia lives in a small town on the Strait of Messina with her father Cristiano who sells dried fish. She was 12 when her older brother Pietro emigrated to Germany and never came back. One day, Cristiano told her that Pietro was dead and never wa n t e d t o t a l k about it again. Today, Grazia is 17 and her body has grown into a very masculine shape: wide shoulders, flat chest, short hair. She gets treated like a boy by everyone, even by her own father, who sees in her a replacement for Pietro. One night, after fighting with Cristiano, Grazia enters into the dark sea and sees Pietro emerging from the abyss and running from the waves to the town. From that night on, she begins to believe that Pietro never died and that he is hiding somewhere in the city, waiting to be found. When Grazia decides to search for him, she breaks the rule of silence to which Cristiano has remained faithful, and finally discovers the truth, not only about her brother, but also about herself and her own identity.