Where Life Begins
Italy
100 minutes
Italian, French – English subtitles
Genre: Fiction, Drama, Romance
An ultra-orthodox Jewish family from Aix-les-Bains comes to a farm in Calabria for a brief stay every year to carry out a sacred mission: harvesting etrog citrons for Sukkot. When Elio, the farm owner, meets Esther, the rabbi’s daughter, who is tired of the constraints imposed by her religion, their relationship sparks a lasting change for each of them.
Winner of Audience Award for Best Narrative at Jewish International Film Festival Australia, Winner of Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature at Anchorage International Film Festival