Film Commission Torino Piemonte

This film is an intimate investigation into the life of seasonal workers in Switzerland in the early 1970s. Through a mix of archive images and fictional sequences, it reconstructs the life of a Piedmontese family of that period, with its dreams and disillusions. In particular, the film tells the story of a small community of Italians starting with the journey of Teresa, a young woman from Biella who decides to move to her sister, who lives with her husband in Switzerland, where they both work as seasonal workers. She brings with her Nina, her sister's daughter, who is forced to be hidden in a suitcase because, according to the rules of the time, seasonal workers were not allowed to take their children with them. Combining historical images and reconstructions, the film aims to show the intimate daily life of a complex historical period, which brings to the fore issues that are still relevant today, such as immigration and women's emancipation.