Figli


Figli is a 2020 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Bonito. The film was the last work written by screenwriter Mattia Torre before his death.

Background

Figli is based on a semi-autobiographical monologue by Mattia Torre, I figli invecchiano, about the mixed emotions of raising a child. After Torre's performance of the monologue on Alessandro Cattelan's television show E Poi C'è Cattelan in 2018 went viral, he planned to adapt it to film, but he soon grew too ill to follow through. Torre's longtime collaborator Giuseppe Bonito finished the film after the screenwriter's death. Torre's friends Paola Cortellesi and Valerio Mastandrea were cast as the two leads.

Plot

Figli is a tragicomedy about parenthood told in vignettes. Nicola, Sara, and their 6-year-old daughter Anna lead a blissful existence until the birth of the couple's second child, Pietro, which strains the couple's relationship and throws their lives into disarray.

Cast

Awards and Festivals

The film has received several significant awards and nominations: