The Wonders(2015)

Name: The Wonders
Director: Alice Rohrwacher
Genre: Drama
Released: Oct 30, 2015
Cast: Alba Rohrwacher, Maria Alexandra Lungu, Sam Louwyck, Sabine Timoteo

Oscilloscope

1h 50m
- Drama

Release Date: Oct 30, 2015

A family of beekeepers living in the Tuscan countryside finds their household disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenage boy and a reality TV show intent on showcasing the family.

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Release Details

Original Release | Oct 30, 2015 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-01-31T11:48:17.808Z

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$7,357
Total US & Canada:
$73,378
Total International
$2,762,656
Total Worldwide:
$2,836,034

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Director & Top Cast

Alice Rohrwacher
Director

Alba Rohrwacher
Angelica

Maria Alexandra Lungu
Gelsomina

Sam Louwyck
Wolfgang

Sabine Timoteo
Cocò

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Italy, Switzerland, Germany

Language: Italian,French,German,English

Summaries

Storyline

Gelsomina's family functions according to very particular rules. First of all, Gelsomina, at twelve years of age, practically runs the family. Her three younger sisters obey her and work under her watchful eye. But the outside world mustn't know anything about their lifestyle, and they should be kept away from it, well-protected in their isolated countryside home. Gelsomina's father, Wolfgang, is a foreigner and Gelsomina is the future queen of this strange and improbable kingdom he has constructed for them. A male heir would have been better, of course, but Gelsomina is strong and determined and what's more, she has a special talent for beekeeping and making honey. It's Gelsomina that retrieves the swarms from the trees, who organizes the honey extraction, and she is the one that carries the hives. Whilst all around them the countryside is being burnt up by pesticides, rural life is falling apart and becoming something different, a TV show competition arrives from the city offering a cash prize and a luxury cruise for the Most Traditional Family. "Village Wonders" is presented by the good fairy, Milly Catena. Gelsomina wants to participate in the contest, but Wolfgang won't even consider it. Something else is tormenting him: the new European laws regarding farm produce. If they don't get their honey lab in order, with washable walls and well-defined working spaces, they will have to cease production. They have to work very hard to expand the bee colonies, and get the lab up to standard. In his desperate search for cheap labor, Wolfgang agrees to take on a delinquent German boy, Martin, who comes from a youth rehabilitation exchange program. The tension mounts: between a silent evasive boy onto whom Wolfgang projects his desire for a son, and, counteracting this, the outward reaching force of Gelsomina that will stop at nothing just in order to see the good fairy TV show hostess again. Nothing will be the same at the end of this summer for Gelsomina and her family. An extraordinary summer, when the strict rules that hold the family together, begin to break... — tempesta Gelsomina is twelve years old. She lives with her German father Wolfgang, her Italian mother Angelica, and her younger sisters Marinella, Caterina, and Luna on a remote farm in Tuscany. The family ekes out a meager living from beekeeping and a little farming, but Wolfgang clings to the ideals of his youth of a free, self-determined life. Beekeeping is hard work, but Gelsomina has a very special relationship with the bees and takes on a lot of responsibility for honey production. She is her father's favorite and a strict ruler over her family. One day, television comes to the village. Presenter Milly Catena and her producer are looking for traditional family businesses for their TV show "Land of Wonders," with the winner receiving a large cash prize. The family's apiary seems ideal for the TV show, and the prize money would be very welcome. Gelsomina is also deeply impressed by the beautiful Milly. Wolfgang, on the other hand, does not want to get involved with the television people and refuses to participate. In order to earn some extra money, he takes on 14-year-old German juvenile delinquent Martin as an assistant in the family business. This does not make family life any easier, as Gelsomina is fascinated by Martin, which Wolfgang observes with great jealousy. The fact that Gelsomina secretly enters the business in the television competition leads to new tensions. — Arte