엄마처럼 수의사가 되고 싶은 마티는 자그마한 시골 마을을 벗어나 대도시로 떠날 생각이다. 하지만 과연 그녀는 미래를 맞이할 준비가 되어있을까? 그녀는 목덜미 제모를 마치고 긴 머리를 말아 올린 채, 드레스를 입고 있는 자신의 모습이 우습기 그지없다. 또래 남자아이들과 오토바이를 타고 채석장 근처를 질주하는 게 훨씬 더 즐겁기 때문이다. 졸업파티에서는 마티의 친구가 같은 학교 여학생을 성추행하는 사건이 벌어진다. 그 여학생이 저항하자, 마티는 오히려 그 여학생의 얼굴에 침을 뱉는다. 부모님의 결혼이 그랬듯, 사랑과 우정, 섹슈얼리티가 개입하자 기존의 인간관계에도 금이 가기 시작한다.
Paula Rom and her family live in the suburb of a small city - happily and approved by society. Their average and inconspicuous life changes totally, when her 15 years old son shoots ten of his classmates and kills himself afterwards. From that day nothing is how it used to be. The whole family has to struggle with the anger and sorrow of the people around them. They need to deal with the assassination and the circumstances, how it could come to the disaster out of nowhere.
According to true events, the moving drama "The Children of Villa Emma" tells of a dangerous escape that took place during the Second World War. In 1942/1943, the Italian village of Nonantola was indeed a refuge for 73 Jewish children who wanted to escape the merciless access of the National Socialists on their way to the "Promised Land" of Palestine. Director Nikolaus Leytner describes the dangerous journey as an exciting test, presented by a talented young cast.
Fourteen-year-old Jasmin longs to be near her biological mother, Eva. Following her mother’s release from prison, an excursion into the country together becomes a first test for the fledgling mother-daughter relationship. They smoke, dance and stroll together – the mood is promising. But time and again, it is revealed that their needs and expectations are light years apart. For the moment, neither Eva nor Jasmin seem up to the task of fulfilling each other’s need for identity and support. (Talea is Italian for scion, a detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting.)
