Alissa Jung
Director
Paternal Leave (2025)
Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father. The two are complete strangers to each other. They struggle to find truth, affinity, love and the courage to face themselves.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: aspectratio.1-85-1, awards.festival-berlin-winner, mdblist.has-trailer
Production Companies: The Match Factory, Wildside, FremantleMedia Italia, Sky, Emilia-Romagna Film Commission + 6 more, DFFF, FFAT, Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM), Kuratorium Junger Deutscher Film, Vision Distribution, RAI Cinema
Country: Germany
Production Countries:
Germany,
Italy
Languages:
German,
English,
Italian
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Runtime: 113 min.
Released: May 15, 2025
Digital Release: Oct. 24, 2025
Status: Released
Certification: 12 / 13+