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Nine-year-old
Mariuzzedda lives in post-World War II Calabria, Southern
Italy.
Each morning, she goes to work, harvesting olives,
then to school, with a grumbling, empty tummy. Unable to
resist the aromas of the local bakery, she begins to take
bread on credit. When Mr. Baker eventually asks her to
pay her debt, Mariuzzedda hasn’t the money, and is
forced to make a harsh decision: either sell her hair to
make a wig for baby Jesus’ statue in church or face
an inevitable beating from her proud Mamma, who toils to
provide what little they have. Mariuzzedda’s acceptance
of the harsh consequences proves a courage and maturity
beyond her tender years.
With music by Sergio Cammariere
(Winner San Remo Festival).
In collaboration with Ganga
(The Big Question, AFI Fest 2004)
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