Federico is holidaying with his father and brother at a summer residence in Sardinia. Their father, Aurelio, is a strict man who makes Federico feel uncomfortable and question his own worth. However, when a rich German family invites them to dinner, Federico discovers that he is not so different from his father.

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The feature debut of the former producer and editor is a 20-minute story about the crisis of masculinity and patriarchy. Set in the beautiful outdoor locations of Sardinia, it uses irony, but not sarcasm, to show, using the example of the relationship between a father and his teenage sons, that traditional models of being a man or a father are going away, but this does not always have to happen in a dramatic way. Humour and subtle irony help to see this tangle of conflicting patterns and rationales as part of the human experience, which can have a liberating power for all parties.

Film is a part of: “Rhythm of change. Short films” set.