The Kidnapping of Arabella

28-year-old Holly (Benedetta Porcaroli) spends day after day at her dead-end job, wondering where her life went wrong – at least so far. But after a chance encounter with Arabella (Lucrezia Guglielmino), an eight-year-old rebel hoping to run away from her self-absorbed father (a terrific Chris Pine), Holly becomes convinced their seemingly random meeting is actually some sort of cosmic sign, and that Arabella is, in fact, a younger version of herself. With charm, humor and honesty, this delightfully idiosyncratic homage to sisterhood becomes the tale of an oddly matched pair of adventurers on a most unconventional road trip, striving to make peace with their unsatisfying pasts and potentially bright futures. Best Actress Award, Benedetta Porcaroli, 2025 Venice Film Festival. In Italian with English subtitles. 

“The young leads show off terrific comic timing, while an assortment of mesmerizing character actors add sparkle.” –Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter