After her acclaimed documentary Rabot, Christina Vandekerckhove makes an impressive leap into fiction with Milano, a gripping story about family, identity and resilience. Starring Matteo Simoni and newcomer Basil Wheatley, the film follows single father Alain, who raises his deaf son in a social housing estate. Their bond comes under pressure when Milano wants to meet his biological mother and finds support from a well-to-do neighbour.

With Milano, Vandekerckhove mixes her documentary work with fiction, creating a deeply human story about love, longing and the complexities of parenthood.