Nostalgia
2022 · Movie · Unrated · 117 min · ★ 6.8 · 84% critics
After decades abroad, a man returns to a Naples neighborhood to care for his ailing mother and reconnect with the place he left behind. As he retraces old memories and seeks out a childhood friend, he finds a community shaped by hardship and the pull of local crime.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-05-25
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- Unrated
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (293 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a somber, character-driven return-home story set amid neighborhood tensions and crime, in the vein of Black Souls; Not for you if you need a lighter mood or clear-cut closure.
Pros: vivid Naples atmosphere; strong central performance; thoughtful memory themes | Cons: bleak tone; slow, long watch; confusing ending
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2023 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actor · 2022 · nominated
Cast & crew
Pierfrancesco Favino
as Felice Lasco
Francesco Di Leva
as Don Luigi Rega
Tommaso Ragno
as Oreste Spasiano
Aurora Quattrocchi
as Teresa Lasco
Sofia Essaïdi
as Alrette
Nello Mascia
as Raffaele
Artem Tkachuk
as Young Oreste
Salvatore Striano
as Gegé
Virginia Apicella
as Adele
Daniela Ioia
as Young Teresa
Directed by Mario Martone