completed film

“The story of twelve eighty years old “girls” from a remote mountain village who decide to brave rheumuatisms, fears and the economic crisis in order to go to the seaside for the very first time. A journey into a community of women determined to do anything – even to pose for a calendar – to put their feet into the water.”

Daone, a wild, cold, timeless mountain village. A group of “girls” in their eighties are attending a meeting at the “The Rhododendron”, the local women’s club. Today they are discussing an important matter. The crisis hit hard and this year the club doesn’t have the money to organise the long-coveted trip to celebrate the club’s twentieth anniversary. The trip is special also because many of the club members will get to to see the sea for the very first time. The women’s attempts to get fundings through the usual means – embroideries, cakes and polenta sold at country fairs – this time are not enough. Erminia, the energetic seventy-years old president of the club, her faithful friend Armida, the village’s best ballroom dancer and Iolanda, also known as miss apple pie, have an idea: what if they, too, would make a calendar to go selling door-to-door at Christmas time, just like the local firefighters club does? Yes, but what sort of calendar? They need a lot of money to make the trip happen. The calendar will have to be something truly unique and special, full of their energy, their longing for freedom and of their desire to get away from the mountain. Some girls at the club are not fully convinced by the project; others believe that selling it door to door won’t be enough. The arrival of Massimo, a young photographer from the city, will bring a bit of chaos and quite some excitement among them. Together with Massimo, they decide to make a special calendar: a calendar that talks about their dreams. The thirteenth month will be about their common dream – to go see the sea. At least once in their lifetime.