Film Commission Torino Piemonte

If there is any meaning to life, Iris has lost it in London. A struggling singer-songwriter, she plays for a handful of pounds in half-empty pubs and works as a dishwasher to pay her rent, which keeps rising every month—proportionally opposite to her will to live. At thirty-five, after countless rejections, Iris has shut herself off from the world, looking at others through a veil of distrust and suspicion. She sees herself as an artist: superior for that reason, but also misunderstood by the "ordinary" people around her. Things take an unexpected turn when her uncle Guglielmo, a former musician turned hairdresser, dies of cancer and leaves her his salon, Roots. Iris wants to sell it immediately, but a clause in the inheritance prevents her: she is obligated to keep it open and manage it for at least one year. Only after that will she be able to do as she pleases. Forced to return to Italy, Iris finds herself working in an environment she initially detests: gossip, chemical smells, commercial music, frivolity, and far too many people—people who, in her view, seem only concerned with appearances. Roots feels like the opposite of the world she had dreamed of. Yet, amidst the chaos of her days, glimpses of something different begin to emerge.  Over the course of the year, Iris faces trials, disasters, and tragicomic encounters that force her to confront herself and others. Working side by side with Rosa and Savino—her sarcastic but surprisingly big-hearted colleagues—and clients whose stories unexpectedly touch her, Iris starts to see that the salon is not just a place of superficiality but a microcosm of authentic and transformative relationships. Between psychedelic revelations, difficult choices, and the reappearance of Kristo, the former leader of the band she played with in London, Iris begins to understand that her uncle left her much more than a salon: he left her a family, an inheritance made of connections and possibilities. When a series of events threatens to close Roots for good, Iris faces a crossroads. Will she abandon everything, as she always has, or stay and fight for something greater than herself? Her decision will not only save the salon but also open the door to a future that unites her two souls: the musician and the hairstylist.  For the first time, Iris begins to see that her dream is not lost but can evolve into something unique and authentic, where beauty and music come together to create a new way of expressing herself and making a lasting mark.