The Days of Abandonment

Adapted from the novel written by best-selling author Elena Ferrante (MY BRILLIANT FRIEND), winner of 2 Golden Globes (Italy), and nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, THE DAYS OF ABANDONMENT is now available for the first time ever in North America. When her husband abandons her for a younger woman, Olga's life is shattered. At first, she is in denial and tries to win him back, but when she sees him with his new love, who turns out to be a friend's daughter, she flies into a rage and begins spiralling into a period of self-destructive behavior. Having to finally face the truth, she falls into a deep depression, oblivious to the attention she receives from her neighbor Dominic.