Marina (2013)

Directed by

Stijn Coninx

Genre

biographical film, musical film

Country

Netherlands, Belgium

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

14

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the early life of Italian singer Rocco Granata, who moves to Belgium as a child. It shows his journey learning to navigate a new language and culture while pursuing his dream of making music.

sentimentalhopefulnostalgicwarmfamily-orientedunderstatedbittersweet

What happens

Marina is a biographical film released in 2013 and directed by Stijn Coninx. The film is based upon the life of the Italian singer Rocco Granata who moved to Belgium when he was a young boy. It features Matteo Simoni as Rocco Granata and Evelien Bosmans as Helena. Most part of the film is in Italian as Rocco's parents did not speak the Dutch language. Other parts are in Dutch and some dialogues in French and English. The film was first shown at the Montreal World Film Festival on 25 August 2013. It was released in Belgium in November. The film won a Golden Award at the Ostend Film Festival and the "publics favorite award" at the Valladolid International Film Festival. The movie contains a cameo, with Rocco Granata himself playing the role of the salesmen that sells him his first instrument. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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