A Story of Mystery and Love

From the director of the Academy-Award winning Cinema Paradiso and Malena (IFF2001) comes this elegantly suspenseful new thriller about a young Eastern European cleaning lady intent on carrying out a mysterious mission in Italy. In a sprawling contemporary Italian city, Irena (Kseniya Rappoport in an impressive performance), a mysterious Ukrainian emigre, ingratiates herself into a wealthy family - stopping at nothing to become the couple's trusted maid and the beloved nanny to their fragile young daughter. Her motive is unclear, but it appears Irena is on a quest to uncover the truth about the family. Intricately, the enigma of Irena's past is revealed piece by piece... The cream of Italian cinema star including stalwart Michele Placido and featuring cameos by Angela Molina and Margherita Buy. The Ennio Morricone score adds to the taut, high-tension narrative that explores the strong social theme of exploitation and slavery.