The Girl with the Leica

Italy

Synopsis

Paris, 14th July 1937. Before leaving for the Spanish front, Gerda Taro spends her last day with her partner Robert Capa and the friends with whom she fled Nazi Germany. Past and present blend in a waltz of poignant feelings and long goodbyes.

A passionate portrait of the first woman war photographer to die on the frontline.

Production Facts

Director: Alina Marazzi
Screen writers: Alina Marazzi, Valia Santella
Producers: Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa

Produced by Vivo film with Rai Cinema, in co-production with Komplizen Film, ZDF/ARTE, Eolo Film Productions, Zentropa Sweden (Lizette Jonjic) and Film i Väst. Post-production in Västra Götaland by Tint.