The Italian (2005)

Original title

Итальянец

Directed by

Andrei Kravchuk

Genre

drama film

Country

Russia

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy in Russia searches for his biological mother after learning he was adopted. He faces obstacles while trying to find her.

determinedhopefulmelancholicslow-burnemotionalfocusedunderstatedearnest

What happens

The Italian (Russian: Итальянец, translit. Italyanets) is a 2005 Russian drama film directed by Andrei Kravchuk. The screenplay by Andrei Romanov, inspired by a true story, focuses on a young boy's determined search for his mother. The film won the Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk from the International Jury at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival, and a Special Mention from their Children's Jury and was also selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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