Italian director Margherita Ferri, whose “ The Boy With Pink Pants ” was the country’s top local 2024 hit, is back behind the camera on “Piercing.” Her next film is a genre-bending feminist and queer fable with a cast including her “Pink Pants” protagonist.

Shooting started Monday in Bologna on “Piercing,” which is set in the city’s working-class Pilastro neighborhood. The plot focuses on an inseparable trio of 17-year-old friends — Gemma, Alex and Lauriana — “whose lives take an unexpected turn when a lip piercing seems to grant them mysterious superpowers,” according to the synopsis.

“When Gemma gives birth, her mother insists on giving the baby up, convinced she cannot handle the responsibility. Refusing to accept this, the girls run away with the newborn, using their newfound power

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