Even more astonishing that the superb acting is the simple fact that director Gianni Amelio (LAMERICA, THE WAY WE LAUGHED) has managed to craft a touching tale of a father reunited with his disabled son without the slightest whiff of sentimentality. Fifteen years after he handed his infant son over to the care of the boy's aunt Livia and uncle Alberto (Pierfrancesco Favino), Gianni (Kim Rossi Stuart, Italy's answer to Jude Law) decides it's about time he took responsibility for his own flesh and blood. Older and hopefully wiser now than when his then-girlfriend gave birth to Paolo, Gianni lives a relatively stable life: He's married, has eight-month-old baby and enjo...
Released:
2004
Rated:
NR
Length:
105 mins