Where the Night Stands Still
by Liryc Dela Cruz
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Three Filipino siblings, all domestic workers in Italy, meet in the villa that one of the sisters has inherited. Shared memories and buried grievances come to the surface and put their fragile relationship to the test.
Synopsis
After years of separation, three Filipino siblings, all domestic workers in Italy, reunite in their older sister Lilia’s inherited villa. As the night deepens, their long-awaited reunion stirs old memories and unspoken grievances. The air is thick with the weight of what has been left unsaid over time, as the siblings navigate the delicate distance that has grown between them. In the stillness of the villa, they wrestle with an unnameable ache, their shared history unfolding in fragments, revealing the quiet yet profound marks of absence, longing, and fractured connection.
Specifications
Italy, Philippines 75 min. 1.85:1 5.1 Tagalog, Italian, English 1st feature film
Original title: COME LA NOTTE
Written, Edited and Directed by
Liryc Dela Cruz
Produced by
Liryc Dela Cruz (Pelircula)
Coproduced by
Leonardo Birindelli (Ozono), Il Mio Filippino Collective, Reckless Natarjan Pictures
Cast
Tess Magallanes, Jenny Llanto Caringal, Benjamin Vasquez Barcellano Jr.
Festivals
Berlinale Perspective 2025 – world premiere
Bolzano Film Festival Bozen – Best Artistic Performance
Bellaria Film Festival – Casa Rossa Special Mention
International Queer & Migrant Film Festival Amsterdam
European Film Festival (Romania)
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema (USA)
Press Quotes
SCREEN DAILY written by Jonathan Romney
“…a rising directorial talent”; “…finely acted, elegantly executed and seemingly undemonstrative…”
CINEUROPA written by Fabien Lemercier
“Liryc Dela Cruz directs a story at once simple (the family constellation) and rather unusual (Filipinos in Italy) that beyond its very solid formal mastery, even has a spectacular final twist in store”.
FILMFEST REPORT written by Michael Granados
“…a masterful use of economy and mise-en-scène where contemplation and family dynamics slowly simmer into a dramatic eruption.”
