''Padrenostro'' (; ) is a 2020 Italian

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co-written and directed by

Claudio Noce Claudio Noce (; born 1 August 1975) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Career In 2005 he won the David di Donatello for Best Short Film for ''Aria''. His feature film directorial debut ''Good Morning Aman'' was presented at the Interna ...

. It was selected to be shown in the main competition section of the

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. At Venice,

Pierfrancesco Favino Pierfrancesco Favino (; August 24, 1969) is an Italian actor, voice actor and producer. He has appeared in more than fifty European and American movies and television series since the early 1990s, including '' The Prince of Homburg'' (1997), '' T ...

won the

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. The film is loosely based on the 1976 assassination attempt of deputy police commissioner Alfonso Noce, Noce's father, by far-left terrorist group

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, during the Years of Lead.

Plot

Rome, 1976. 10-years-old Valerio witnesses together with his mother a failed assassination attempt on his father Alfonso by a terrorist commando. From that moment on, fear and a constant sense of vulnerability dramatically mark the feelings of the whole family. That summer, Valerio meets Christian, a boy slightly older than him. Lonely, rebellious, and bold, he seems to have come out of nowhere. Their meeting will change his life forever.

Cast

as Alfonso Le Rose, Valerio's father * as Gina Le Rose, Valerio's mother * Mattia Garaci as Valerio Le Rose ** as adult Valerio * Francesco Gheghi as Christian ** as adult Christian * as Maria Le Rose, Valerio's grandmother *

Mario Pupella Mario Pupella (10 April 1945 – 22 January 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director. Biography Born in Castelvetrano, Pupella made his professional debut on stage in a rendition of Luigi Pirandello's '' Henry IV''. Mainly active on stage, ...

as Giuseppe Le Rose, Valerio's grandfather * Lea Favino as Alice Le Rose, Valerio's little sister * Eleonora De Luca as Ketty * as Francesco, a co-worker of Alfonso * as Rorò Le Rose, Valerio's uncle

Production

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began on 29 July 2019 in

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, moving from early October in

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Release

The film had its world premiere at the

on 4 September 2020. It was released in Italian theaters on 24 September 2020 by Vision Distribution.

Reception

''Padrenostro'' grossed $1.2 million in Italy. The film holds approval rating on

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, based on reviews, with an average of . On

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, it holds a rating of 51 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

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