Annita Malavasi

Annita Malavasi was just 22 when the Germans occupied Italy, their former allies, in 1943. As a partisan in the Italian resistance named “Laila”, she moved throughout the Apennines with and between fighting units, delivering information, transporting weapons, and taking part in battles. She spent over a year in the Apennines, fighting against the German occupation. At the same time, she had to assert herself against the men of the mountain villages. By the end of the war, Laila had risen among the ranks to become one of the few female commanders in the Italian resistance. This film chronicles the story of a lifelong struggle for emancipation that began with the battle for Italy’s liberation from fascism. Laila and her two comrades, Gina “Sonia” Moncigoli and Pierina “Iva” Bonilauri talk about their time in the Resistenza and what it meant to them and many other women.

Dans le contexte de la Résistance italienne, le documentaire enquête sur l'expérience des femmes qui ont combattu dans des formations partisanes de 1943 à 1945, révolutionnant le rôle qui leur est attribué par le patriarcat et devenant les protagonistes de l'histoire. Des femmes d'horizons sociaux, culturels et politiques différents expriment dans une histoire chorale la conscience d'une lutte qui va au-delà de la libération du nazifascisme et qui marque un moment décisif sur le chemin de l'émancipation d'abord puis de la libération.