Bdít nad ní – Andrea Jean-Baptiste (2025)

In an Italian monastery, a man dies, surrounded by the quiet presence of monks. He has lived among them for forty years, watching over something. Over whom or what? And why must it be hidden? In the last hours before his death, on the border of memories and delirium, the sculptor Mimo Vitaliani dives into the story of his life. Into the years when he lived as an apprentice to a tyrannical stonemason in the Italian town of Pietra d’Alba, in the heart of the Orsini family's estate. And above all, into the moment when he met their only daughter – the untamed Viola. Fate dealt Mimo a bad hand, but in his grasp lies true talent. In contrast, the fates have granted Viola Orsini almost everything. She was born into a noble family and spent her childhood in the shadow of the palace. Yet she is too free-spirited and passionate, with too much ambition to settle for the role that was predetermined for her. Despite coming from incompatible worlds, they immediately become friends. Bound by an oath and an unbreakable bond, they navigate years filled with anger, during which fascism rises in Italy. Their paths diverge and converge again, alternating between friends and foes, unable to succumb to their mutual attraction – nor to shake it off. In the end, Mimo outsmarts his fate and achieves fame, but what kind of fame…