The life of a melancholy professor is turned upside down when he discovers that a rebellious teenager he is tutoring is actually his son.
Acting
Bentivoglio's magnificent sulk — a masterclass in wounded masculinity.
Cinematography
Rome shot like a faded postcard you'll never send.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll forget it's scripted.
Director
Francesco Bruni
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Bruno
Barbora Bobuľová
Tina
Vinicio Marchioni
Poeta
Filippo Scicchitano
Luca
Raffaella Lebboroni
Professoressa Di Biagio
Arianna Scommegna
Marina
Paola Tiziana Cruciani
Giovanna
Prince Chidozie Manujibeya
Prince
Adamo Dionisi
Scagnozzo Del Poeta
Alessandro Tuzzi
Bidello
Natascia Macchniz
Segretaria Liceo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 2010s wave of Italian cinema exploring fractured masculinity and economic anxiety — think Gomorrah's softer cousin.
Filippo Scicchitano was 22 playing 17; his actual youth vs Luca's forced maturity creates the film's most interesting tension.
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