Familia

Directed by

Francesco Costabile

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 04m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a working class Italian family tries to protect his mother from his abusive criminal father. The story follows his struggle to break free from a cycle of violence and find peace.

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What happens

Familia (lit. 'Family') is a 2024 Italian biographical drama film directed by Francesco Costabile, co-written by Costabile, Vittorio Moroni, and Andriano Chiarelli, based on the 2017 memoir Non sarà sempre così by Luigi Celeste. It follows Gigi (Francesco Gheghi), a young far-right militant from a modest Italian working class family shattered by domestic violence, living in the shadow of his criminal father (Francesco Di Leva) and trying to find peace for his mother, Licia (Barbara Ronchi). The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 81st Venice International Film Festival on 1 September 2024, where Gheghi won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor. It was theatrically released in Italy by Medusa Film on 2 October 2024, and was received with critical acclaim by Italian critics, specially for its acting ensemble. At the 70th David di Donatello, Francesco Di Leva won for Best Supporting Actor, and the film was nominated for Best Actor (Gheghi), and Best Actress (Ronchi), among other categories. It was selected as the Italian entry for Best International Feature Film at the upcoming 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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