Come la notte
After years apart, three Filipino siblings who are all domestic workers in Italy, meet in the villa that one of the sisters has inherited. As the night deepens, the long-awaited reunion stirs old memories but also awakens unspoken grievances. The air is heavy with the weight of what has been left unsaid over time as the siblings carefully try to navigate the distance that has grown between them. In the stillness of the villa, they wrestle with an inexpressible pain as their shared history unfolds in fragments and reveals subtle but profound marks of absence, envy and broken bonds.
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Runtime
75 min -
Country
Italy, Philippines -
Year of Presentation
2025 -
Year of Production
2025 -
Director
Liryc Dela Cruz -
Cast
Tess Magallanes, Jenny Llanto Caringal, Benjamin Vasquez Barcellano Jr. -
Production Company
Pelircula, Il Mio Filippino Collective, Ozono Studio, Reckless Natarjan Pictures -
Berlinale Section
Perspectives -
Berlinale Category
Feature Film
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Stage Bluemax Theater
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Cubix 9
Rathausstr. 1
10178 Berlin
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Cubix 5
Rathausstr. 1
10178 Berlin
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Colosseum 1
Schönhauser Allee 123
10437 Berlin
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pictures from the movie
Biography Liryc Dela Cruz
Born in Tupi, the Philippines, the artist and filmmaker currently lives in Rome, Italy. His work has screened and featured at international film festivals and arts venues including Locarno, the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Santarcangelo and the Biennale di Venezia. In 2023, his first major exhibition “Il Mio Filippino: For Those Who Care to See” opened at the Mattatoio in Rome. He is co-founder of the Il Mio Filippino collective of cleaners, domestic and care workers and is a member of the Pescheria artists’ collective.
Filmography Liryc Dela Cruz
2015 Sa Pagitan ng Pagdalaw at Paglimot | 2018 Notes From Unknown Maladies | 2020 On Endings | 2021 Santelmo | 2025 Come la notte