VERMIGLIO looks at a 20th century village coming to terms with women’s autonomy
A small mountain village called Vermiglio is far enough from World War II to not feel its effects, but war eventually is carried back to the village. Quite literally, as Pietro (Giueseppe De Domenico), a Sicilian, carries an injured Attilio all the way back home to Vermiglio to help save his life. Pietro’s arrival spurns changes and peels back the many layers of a village that is stuck in time. War, misogyny, and prejudice are all shackles that determine the fate of the people in this village. The film examines one of the bigger families in the village, but specifically three girls in this family that all are trying to find their own fortune in a world full of small, narrow chances.