MONICA

synopsis

Monica is the intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to the Midwest for the first time in 20 years to take care of her dying mother. Exploring the universal themes of abandonment, aging, rejection, acceptance and forgiveness, we are led into Monica’s world and state of mind, the pain and fear, needs and desires of a woman whose journey ultimately illuminates the human condition.

original title:	Monica
country:	United States, Italy
sales agent:	The Exchange (US)
year:	2022
genre:	fiction
directed by:	Andrea Pallaoro
film run:	106'
screenplay:	Andrea Pallaoro, Orlando Tirado
cast:	Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Adriana Barraza, Joshua Close, Emily Browning
cinematography by:	Katelin Arizmendi
film editing:	Paola Freddi
art director:	Andrew Clark
costumes designer:	Patrik Milani
producer:	Christina Dow, Eleonora Granata Jenkinson, Andrea Pallaoro, Gina Resnick
co-producer:	Antonio Adinolfi, Riccardo Di Pasquale, Marina Alessandra Marzotto, Mattia Oddone, Gabriele Oricchio
executive producer:	Julien P. Bourgon, Anthony Burns, Stephanie Castagnier, Eric Cook, Dru Davis, Andrey Epifanov, Ali Jazayeri, Matteo Jenkinson, Eric Schnedecker, Christina Sibul, Steve Stanulis, Karen Tenkhoff, Theo Vieljeux
line producer:	Chenney Chen
production:	Propaganda Italia, Fenix Entertainment, RAI Cinema, Varient Pictures (US), Solo Five Productions (US), Melograno Films (US), Alacran Pictures (US)
distributor:	I Wonder Pictures