The Castle

Italy, France2025documentary70'Kids&Youth

The film follows Angelo, Mery, Rosy, and Giada, four eleven-year-olds living in Danisinni, an isolated neighborhood of Palermo. In the main square stands an abandoned kindergarten, believed to be haunted and used as a dump. The children explore it and turn one room into a secret hideout. Over time, the place becomes cleaner and more intimate, transforming into a safe space where they can share fears and freely imagine, away from others’ eyes.