The Goddess of Fortune

  • Golden Globe Awards

The Goddess of Fortune (Italy)

The Goddess of Fortune (La Dea Fortuna), by Turkish-Italian director Ferzan Ozpetek, is the story of a gay couple in crisis, whose daily routine is upended when their best friend Annamaria (Jasmine Trinca) asks them to take care of her children, Martina, 12, and Sandro, 9, while she is undergoing diagnostic tests for migraines in a Rome Hospital. Arturo (Stefano Accorsi) is a frustrated writer working from home as a translator, Alessandro (Edoardo Leo) a successful plumber who goes out to his job every day and supports the family.