• Title: PATERNAL LEAVE.
• Original Title: PARENTAL LEAVE
• Country: Italia
• Screening date: 01/08/2025
• Spanish distributor: Bteam
• Direction: Alissa Jung
• Script: Alissa Jung
• Cast: Luca Marinelli

Leo is a fifteen-year-old teenager who grew up in Germany without a father. When she discovers his identity, she immediately sets out to track him down. She finds him at a beach bar on the coast of northern Italy. The reunion leaves Paolo overwhelmed and conflicted. After Leo's sudden appearance in his life, he struggles to balance his relationship with her and the family he now has. At first, Leo just wants answers, but soon he begins to long to be a part of Paolo's life.