Underplayed Gems

È stato il figlio (2012)

È stato il figlio poster
Directed by
Daniele Ciprì
Genre
drama film, comedy drama
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
12
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 82 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A family from a poor Sicilian neighborhood struggles after a tragic accident involving their son. They consider a controversial way to get compensation money, which strains their relationships and tests their values.

melancholicbittersweetslow-burndarkly comicfamily-focusedgrittyvisually stylizedreflective

What happens

It Was the Son (Italian: È stato il figlio) is a 2012 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Ciprì. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival, where Ciprì won the Osella for Best Cinematography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.