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Movie poster: Cainà (1922)
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Cainà

1922 · 66 min Adventure Drama
5.5 / 10 · TMDB

Cainá is a young peasant who lives in a small village in Sardinia together with her goats and parents. She is a wild and free spirit and unconventional for any small and closed communities dominated by old rules. Cainà yearns to escape from such a closed atmosphere and the isolated island, so, as an old tune says: "Somewhere beyond the sea, somewhere, waiting for me…"; When a boat arrives to the island, she will do her best to flee away from her little oppressing village and experience new adventures in the continent with the help of the boat captain.

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Year 1922
Country Italy
Genre Adventure, Drama
Director Gennaro Righelli
Runtime 66 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.5/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs a poignant contrast between a yearning for freedom and the weight of tradition, relying on Sardinia's rugged landscapes to mirror the protagonist's inner confinement. It explores this conflict through the visual grammar of silent cinema, where every glance and gesture carries narrative weight.

What lingers after the final reel is a raw, atmospheric sense of wanderlust—a testament to cinema's early power to evoke vast inner worlds with minimal means. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Gennaro Righelli

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