Jun. 22, 2022|USA|111 Min.|TV-14
Genre: Comedy;Drama;Romance
Description: After her mother’s funeral, Lina confides in her best friend Addie about her loneliness. With her grandparents gone and her father absent, she feels isolated. Instead of comforting Lina, Addie dismisses her grief, focusing on Lina’s upcoming trip to Italy—an insensitive response given the circumstances.
Later, Lina meets Alessandro in ruins near a university party. Their interaction is awkward, with Lina stumbling through the conversation. Despite barely connecting, Lina feels flustered by the idea of seeing him again, though they have no way to stay in touch. This encounter is meant to be a charming “meet-cute,” but it falls flat due to their lack of chemistry.
Lina becomes baffled when Ale claims she gave him her phone number via social media—something she doesn’t have. She discovers that Addie created a fake profile in her name, using Photoshopped images and messaging people as her. Outraged, Lina demands Addie take it down, but her friend refuses. It’s unclear why Addie would go to such lengths or how their friendship endures despite her strange behavior.
At a fundraiser, Lina quickly lies to Ale about her knowledge of wine and opera, only to immediately confess and clarify she’s not a popular influencer. Given her fake account only has 500 followers, there’s no reason Ale would assume otherwise.
Cast director: Brandon Camp
Cast actor: Susanna Skaggs, Tobia De Angelis, Owen McDonnell, Valentina Lodovini, Saul Nanni, Anjelika Washington, Alex Boniello, Luca Seta, Claudia Stecher, Tera Hendrickson
Original name: Love & Gelato