The Shift

Story

Synopsis

Anna and Lucia, two women in their twenties, one Italian and one of Nigerian origin, take turns caring for Maria, a bedridden old lady living in a large, antiquated and silent house. Anna looks after Maria during the day, while Lucia has the night shift: the change of shift is the only moment at which the two young women meet, but in that short span of time the differences between them flare up every day, in a conflict in which each asserts—one at the expense of the other—her own position in the world.

Directors

Chiara Marotta, Loris Giuseppe Nese

Writers

Loris Giuseppe Nese, Chiara Marotta

Language

Italian

Country

Italy

Release date

9 September 2021

Ensemble

Cast

• Rossella De Martino

  Anna

• Racheal Emmanuel

  Lucia

• Vanda Cirillo Taiani

  Maria

• Pietro Mugnani

  Matteo