IFF25 Siblings

IFF25 Siblings

IFF25 Siblings

Lavita da grandi

Australian premiere

The directorial debut from actress Greta Scarano (The Perfect Dinner IFF22), fun dramedy Siblings is inspired by the true story of Margherita and Damiano Tercon, who in 2020 co-wrote the book Mia sorella mi rompe le  balle. 

Irene (Matilda De Angelis) is trying to build a regular life in Rome when she is forced to return to her hometown Rimini, to take care of Omar (newcomer Yuri Tuci), her 40-year-old autistic brother. She will find out that Omar has very clear ideas about his future: he does not want to live with her at all when their parents are no longer around. Instead, he convinces Irene to give him an intensive course in adulthood to enable him to become independent. More importantly, he aims to fulfill his dreams, such as participating in the talent show that will make him a famous singer.

A joyous tale about overcoming obstacles and daring to go beyond the limits imposed by society and others, Siblings explores the universal bond between siblings.

"A sensitive and soothing comedy." - Cineuropa

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION - BIF&ST – Bari International Film& Festival 2025

OFFICIAL SELECTION - ICFF Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2025

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 96 mins

Italian with English subtitles 

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Mon, Sep 22:
16:00

Sat, Sep 27:
13:30

Wed, Oct 8:
20:45

Prospect Cinemas
Thu, Sep 18:
16:10

Fri, Oct 3:
15:40

Festival Highlights

CTC From: Sep 17, 2025
In this powerful story of courage and compassion from Gianni Amelio, two military doctors work at a clinic in Northern Italy in the final year of WWI as the devastating S
M A director calls all his favourite actresses to film a movie set in Rome in the 70s that tells the vicissitudes revolving around a prestigious tailoring.
CTC In 1980s-1990s Italy, Riccardo Schicchi's agency Diva Futura revolutionises mass culture by turning free love into porn, making stars of Ilona Staller, Moana Pozzi and ot
CTC Rome, 1980. Unable to get her novel The Art of Joy published, author Goliarda Sapienza finds herself briefly imprisoned after she steals some jewellery from a wealthy fri
CTC In this clever biopic intertwining fiction and documentary, director Mimmo Calopresti tells the story of fashion designer Gianni Versace, from his youth in Reggio Calabri
PG A documentary following 90-year-old Isabella Ducrot for two years, an artist who is sought after by leading galleries the world over, after devoting herself to art at the
CTC Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino’s highly anticipated new drama La Grazia (“Grace”), direct from its world premiere at Venice.
CTC Ivano de Matteo's compelling drama stars Stefano Accorsi as a widowed father whose 16-year-old like any other commits a serious crime, testing his ability to forgive.
CTC In the aftermath of WWII, in a rural village in the South of Italy, a single mother befriends the local wedding planner and begins to understand her rights as a woman in
CTC Festival favourite Pierfrancesco Favino supports a stellar cast in this migrant story from Academy Award winner Gabriele Salvatores that follows two Neapolitan kids as th