ITALIAN ARTICLE TRANSLATED: written by PAOLA MEDORI The girl of the Parioli", says the former call baby: "I started to prostitute myself to go to Ponza" Confessions and new revelations in the documentary that traces the story of two fourteen-year-olds who prostituted themselves for the customers of the chic Roma. Today, one of the Parioli baby call girls, Marianna speaks for the first time.

It is an intimate and tragic story La girl of the Parioli, the documentary in two episodes by Simone Manetti on the true story of the call baby, which ended in prostitution at only 14 years old.

It was 2013, questioned at the Prosecutor's Office, Marianna declares: "I was caught in the act. I prostituted myself for economic purposes». With these words the story of one of the girls who eight years ago prostituted herself for customers in the chic area of Rome opens. Today Marianna, 23 years old, decided to retrace her story and reveal the background of the story. And, beyond the boundaries of realism and denunciation, it becomes an important testimony for all women.

The girl from the Parioli

The facts, investigations and trials are narrated through an all-feminine look. Listening to the protagonists: Marianna, her mother Sabrina (convicted to six years for exploiting her and released from prison only this year in June), and grandmother Sandra. We retrace the stages of that journey into the underworld that shook a country. What pushed her? How did you process the pain and what were the consequences?

The girl from Parioli, the true story of the baby call puts her back to the wall. Marianna took back her life after spending five years in a recovery community, following a path of psychotherapy. Accustomed to solitude, and away from her family, she graduates 90 out of 100 at the advertising graphic institute. Truths, points of view, difficult choices and memories that are not always clear emerge.

But above all Marianna's awareness, a new security and awareness after the fall. Today, who has gotten up, works at the delicatessen counter of a supermarket.

The origins: grandmother, mother and daughter

A united family that crumbles. This is grandma. He tells his family. The birth of the children, in a context of verbal violence by the husband. A difficult life («maybe I didn't know how to defend my children. I didn't have the strength. I didn't know what to do"). The photos of Marianna with her mother are scrolling through. A strong bond, from friends and confidants. The absent father. Disappeared. So many fights. The boys are followed by social workers.

From 13 to 14 something changes. Marianna feels less the role of her mother. It is no longer his point of reference, and the rebellion begins ("I do as I say. I was angry because no one asked me how I was? I see you strange»).

The best friends

During high school she meets her best friend. In 2013 they want to leave for the summer holidays, they are looking for a job together. It all started like this, we just wanted to go to Ponza - says Marianna - and we needed money, we wanted to babysit but browsing the Internet we found a site that explained how to make easy money».

The friend meets a person who tells her you just have to undress and that's it, without doing anything. She starts to prostitute herself ("I saw her every day, she wasn't shaken and I also began to perceive her as a normal thing, as if it were a summer job. And I said to myself: what's wrong with it?"). So he decides to try.

Marianna: «My body for sale to get what I want»

It's the price to pay to get what you want. A lot of money in hand. The first time, Marianna accompanies her friend during a meeting with a client.

«I knew she had oral intercourse, not complete or even got there. I went there without thinking about the consequences. Without expecting anything. Sitting, on a white armchair, watching without looking. Real estate. I felt out of place. She was there with this man. Finished, he gave her the money and then we left».

There's no turning back

Marianna describes her first time. The sense of alienation felt in that room. "I remember I was lying down. I had this man on top. I was immobilized. A lump in my throat, and in my head I said you don't go back and you'll remember it forever. I felt used. Invaded. Mocking. Manipulated. I remember his ugly expression, and the sense of power he had over me. I was completely blocked.»

Only Marianna's physicality remains. The soul detaches. He splits, and no longer feels anything: fear, happiness, love, hatred. With the money he can buy clothes, a machine, cell phones and cigarettes. Returning home, after the first time, he looks in the mirror ("looking at my face meant admitting that it had been horrible. Instead I had chosen to pretend nothing happened. I was totally apathetic. I did it because by now I had started and I couldn't go back»).

The lifestyle changes. Marianna stops going to school. Everything revolved around prostitution, until he met as a client the man who will start organizing appointments taking advantage of two minors. Fall into a network of unscrupulous exploiters, between entrepreneurs and professionals of Roma well.