ST. ALi Italian Film Festival | Palace Cinemas | 17 Sep – 14 Oct 2025
The St. Ali Italian Film Festival returns to Adelaide in 2025 at Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas and Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas.
With a winning collection of gripping thrillers, thought-provoking dramas, and family friendly films, this year’s festival is ripe with choices that represent the diversity of Italy’s best cinema.
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The festival presents the following family-friendly film for its lineup this year:
When Mum is Away…With the In-Laws (10 Giorni con I suoi)
Rated PG
After the great success of the first two films in the series, 10 Days Without Mamma (IFF19) and When Mum is Away…with the Family (IFF21), the adventures of the Rovelli family continue in this Italian box office hit comedy directed by Alessandro Genovesi.
Fabio De Luigi and Valentina Lodovini return as Carlo and Giulia Rovelli and this time, the family is heading to sunny Puglia, where their eldest daughter, eighteen-year-old Camilla, is moving to attend university with her boyfriend, Antonio Paradiso. However, Carlo is not ready to let go of his firstborn—especially if it means having her live with a young man he does not trust at all.
Families with older children may also enjoy:
Signorinella: Little Miss
Rated PG
Narrated by Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi, this fascinating documentary written, directed and produced by the creators of LYGON ST – Si Parla Italiano, Angelo Pricolo, Jason McFadyen and Shannon Swan, Signorinella: Little Miss celebrates the tenacity and spirit of Italian women who helped shape the Italian-Australian community.
The Boy With Pink Trousers (Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa)
Rated M
A cultural phenomenon and box office sensation in Italy, this emotional drama set in a Rome high school explores the real story behind Italy’s first publicised case of online bullying.
Loosely adapted from a book by Andrea’s mother Teresa Manes (played by Claudia Pandolfi), who has since become an anti-bullying advocate, this compelling film from Margherita Ferri portrays the tragic true story of 15-year-old Andrea Spezzacatene, featuring rising star Samuele Carrino in the lead role.
For more information and all enquiries please visit the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival website
What: ST. ALi Italian Film Festival
When: 17 September – 14 October 2025
Where: Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas (3 Cinema Place, Adelaide) | Palace Nova Prospect Cinemas (98 Prospect Road, Prospect)
Who: Check film classifications
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