Princess

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Princess

2022

1h 50m

Drama

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A young illegal immigrant from Nigeria sells her body in order to survive. She quarrels with her friends on the streets and meets a man who wants to save her, but first she must save herself.

Damon Wise

Deadline Hollywood Daily

09/19/2023

A curiously queasy mix of comedy and drama that, while taking an admirable view of its lead character as a complex heroine rather than a victim to be pitied, falls into many of the same tropes in more cliched depictions of prostitution.

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Jay Weissberg

The Film Verdict

06/06/2023

A rare fictionalized look at a Nigerian sex worker in Italy that celebrates its subject, flaws and all, with a spirited central performance and a laudable sensitivity

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Wilson Kwong

Film Inquiry

09/17/2022

There’s certainly a lot of good-intentioned filmmaking behind Princess, but these intentions aren’t enough to carry the film to any meaningful finish line.

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Rafa Sales Ross

The Playlist

09/09/2022

B

The magnetic authenticity of the performances is only diluted by a romantic subplot — as is often the case with narratives surrounding sex work, particularly those regarding a female sex worker.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

08/31/2022

3.5/5

Crafted in conjunction with first time actor Glory Kevin, based on her actual experiences, De Paolis manages to create a narrative both profound and disturbingly fantastical.

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Lee Marshall

Screen International

08/31/2022

A film that has a great sense of rhythm, a fine feel for colour (Princess is a Day-Glo shout of defiance against the murky forest background), and a tasty soundtrack that mixes techno, mood music and Nigerian hip-hop.

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Synopsis

A young illegal immigrant from Nigeria sells her body in order to survive. She quarrels with her friends on the streets and meets a man who wants to save her, but first she must save herself.

Director: Roberto De Paolis
Producer: Carla Altieri
Screenwriter: Roberto De Paolis
Production Co: Doco Digital, RAI Cinema, Indigo Film, Young Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 50m