18 Presents
(2020)
★ 7.4 IMDb · 716 votes
Year: 2020
Runtime: 114 мин
Country: Italy, United Kingdom
Director: Francesco Amato
Cast: Vittoria Puccini, Бенедетта Поркароли, Edoardo Leo, Sara Lazzaro, Marco Messeri, Betti Pedrazzi, Alessandro Giallocosta, Filippo Gili, Giacomo Rosselli, Laura Obiols
Plot
Elisa is only forty when an incurable disease takes her from her husband and their daughter. Before her heart stops, Elisa finds a way to stay close to her: a gift for every birthday up to her adult age, 18 gifts to try to accompany her child's growth year after year.
A pregnant mother Elisa, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, gives birth to her baby daughter Anna and attempts to be part of her life by allocating 18 sentimental emotional gifts for her unborn daughter, soon after realizing that she has breast cancer. Elisa does this during her life time to allow Anna to receive her birthday gifts every year on her birthday until attaining the womanhood. Elisa dies when her baby is just one year old and Anna gets to know about her mother's love and sacrifice after growing up and feels guilty.