Films like Paternal Leave

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   My Tennis Maestro

   Film · 2025 · also drama

   Italy, 1989. After years of hard training, 13-year-old Felice, carrying his father's expectations on his shoulders, finally sets out to compete in the national tennis tou...

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   Tigertail

   Film · 2020 · also drama

   A man reflects on the lost love of his youth and his long-ago journey from Taiwan to America as he begins to reconnect with his estranged daughter.

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   A Daughter

   Film · 2025 · also drama

   A middle-aged man, Pietro, becomes a widower and must take care of his daughter. He will never have the time to delve into his own pain, committing himself to raising his...

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4. 4

   Lady Driver

   Film · 2020 · also drama

   When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she...

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   Tenderness

   Film · 2017 · also drama

   Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The char...

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6. 6

   Mia Madre

   Film · 2015 · also drama

   Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.

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7. 7

   Small Body

   Film · 2022 · also drama

   A young woman in early-1900s Italy searches for a mystical sanctuary where her stillborn child can be brought back to life long enough to be baptized.

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   Five Seconds

   Film · 2025 · also drama

   Adriano is a middle-aged man living in a dilapidated villa in Tuscany, when a group of young idealistic students arrives to restore the villa's vineyards.

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   The Mass Is Ended

   Film · 1985 · also drama

   Young Father Giulio returns to Rome, where he was born and raised, to replace a priest who has left the clergy to start a family. He is delighted to reunite with his love...

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10. 10

    On My Skin

    Film · 2018 · also drama

    The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead dur...

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