IFF26: Twin Stars

Australian premiere

Stella gemella  

Featuring stellar supporting performances from Margherita Buy and Laura Morante, this new comedy from Luca Lucini is a story of family, transformation, modern love, and self-discovery.

Achille (Matteo Olivetti) and Stella (Martina Gatti) have been together since they were fifteen. Now at thirty, they have a son, a farm, and a mortgage. While Stella has never stopped dreaming, she has grown increasingly weary of Achille’s immature attitude.

So, Stella decides to take a break and visit an old childhood friend in Rome. There, at a party, she meets Gil, a chef with a contagious smile, and is swept up in a passionate night with him. The next morning, guilt overwhelms her, and she returns home to Achille, where their passion rekindles. Soon, Stella discovers that the unthinkable has happened: she is pregnant by both men, an extremely rare occurrence of heteropaternal superfecundation.

Caught in an emotional whirlwind, can Stella withstand judgment, nervous breakdowns, and gossipmongers, while searching for her own path?

OFFICIAL SELECTION - Rome Film Fest 2025

Italian with English subtitles