Loose Cannons (2010)

Original title

Mine vaganti

Directed by

Ferzan Özpetek

Genre

comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

AA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 808 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a traditional family returns home to come out to his relatives. His plan gets complicated when his brother makes a shocking confession of his own.

comedylightheartedupbeatemotionalfamily-centeredwittysentimentalwarm

What happens

Loose Cannons (Italian: Mine vaganti) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Özpetek also wrote the script with the help of Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as a producer. The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi, Nicole Grimaudo, Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini, and Ilaria Occhini. Loose Cannons premiered on 13 February 2010, at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey. In the United States, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 28 April 2010, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was later screened at the Seattle International Film Festival, the Provincetown International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival. In October 2010, the film was screened at the London Film Festival. Loose Cannons received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for thirteen David di Donatello Awards, including for the Best Film, winning the Best Supporting Actor for Ennio Fantastichini and the Best Supporting Actress for Ilaria Occhini. The film also earned six out of eleven nominations at the Nastro d'Argento Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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