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6.9/10 • 261

2022-05-251h 57m

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Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.

Directors
Mario Martone
Editors
Jacopo Quadri

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  1. Pierfrancesco Favino

    Pierfrancesco Favino

    Felice Lasco

  2. Francesco Di Leva

    Francesco Di Leva

    Don Luigi Rega

  3. Tommaso Ragno

    Tommaso Ragno

    Oreste Spasiano

  4. Aurora Quattrocchi

    Aurora Quattrocchi

    Teresa Lasco

  5. Sofia Essaïdi

    Sofia Essaïdi

    Alrette

  6. Nello Mascia

    Nello Mascia

    Raffaele

  7. Artem Tkachuk

    Artem Tkachuk

    Young Oreste

  8. Salvatore Striano

    Salvatore Striano

    Gegé

  9. Virginia Apicella

    Virginia Apicella

    Adele

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CinemaSerf

Mar 26, 2023

6/10

Pierfrancesco Favino is "Felice", who returns to his native Naples to find his elderly mother "Teresa" (Aurora Quattrocchi) living in a basement apartment, rarely washing and taking much care of herself. He determines to hang around and help her get back on her feet whilst at the same time working with the local priest "Luigi" (Francesco Di Leva) to reunite with his childhood friend "Spasiano" (Tommaso Ragno) who has meantime become the elusive local criminal kingpin. It has been many a year since "Felice" could consider himself a local, and the city is largely new and unfamiliar to him, as is the angry and violent criminal fraternity that holds much of the place in it's grip. Can he meet and reconcile with his erstwhile friend? Is he even safe to do so? This is a great looking film capturing well the beauty and the turmoil of this ancient city whilst director Mario Martone offers us a chance to relive some of the memories this, now Muslim and married, visitor recalls as he retraces many of the steps of his childhood. There is very little joy in this film, it's a rather depressing affair that at times really does labour the despair facing many in this community. That's not to say it isn't worth watching, but after a while I felt drained and a bit confused before an ending that I couldn't quite get my head around. Anger? Spite? Pity, even? It's a long watch and I probably wouldn't ever watch it again - but I am glad that I did, once.

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Original Language
Italian
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