Where Life Begins

The story

An ultra-orthodox Jewish family from Aix-les-Bains comes to a farm in southern Italy for a brief stay every year to carry out a sacred mission: harvesting citrons. Here Elio, the farm owner, meets Esther, the rabbi’s daughter, who is tired of the constraints imposed by her religion. Through this relationship, Esther will understand the importance of freedom and find her path, and, in the same way, Elio will find the peace he had lost for a long time.

Cast & crew

Lou de LaâgeEsther

Riccardo ScamarcioElio

Pierre-Henry SalfatiAaron

Sasson GabaiCast

Nicola RignaneseCast

Coraly ZahoneroRivka

Luigi DibertiCast

Fiorenza TessariCast

Anna SigalevitchRachel

Natacha KriefTsipporah

Jérémie GalianaAriel

Anaël Guez

Anaël GuezRonit