Melissa P. (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Melissa, María Valverde, is a shy 15-year-old who lives with her mother Daria and her heavy-smoking grandmother, Geraldine Chaplin. Her father works overseas on an oil rig, leaving the family to navigate a summer that will test her boundaries and feelings. She shares a close bond with her grandmother, but senses a growing distance from her mother as days unfold with new, uncomfortable awakenings.

During a summer pool party at the home of the wealthy classmate Daniele, Primo Reggiani takes Melissa to a secluded spot, where she finds herself drawn into a moment of sexual intimacy that leaves her both numb and more hungry for attention. Although the encounter isn’t romantic, Melissa’s feelings for him deepen, shaping a complicated view of love, power, and desire.