I nostri ragazzi (2014)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Land: Italy
Alternative Title: Os Nossos Meninos, Nos enfants, A mi fiaink, Aksam Yemegi, The Dinner
Regisseur: Ivano De Matteo
Writer: Herman Koch, Ivano De Matteo, Valentina Ferlan
Produktion & Genre
Produzent: Producer: Marco Poccioni, Caldecot Chubb, Marco Valsania, Francesca Di Donna
Firmen: Rodeo Drive, RAI Cinema
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Auszeichnungen & Ähnliche
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Ähnliche: N/A
Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: 2010s, assault, attorney, baseball bat, cctv, courtroom, crayfish, defense attorney, doctor, female full frontal nudity, female nudity, hit and run, italy, lawyer, magic trick, new wife, rome italy, shooting, stepmother, teenager
Geschichte
Story about two brothers and their wives, and the interactions between them and their two high school age children. When the kids get into serious trouble together, how will the parents relationships change with and among each other? Will the parents protect the kids or force them to face the consequences of their actions?
Zusammenfassung
The Dinner (I nostri ragazzi), a 2014 psychological drama directed by Ivano De Matteo, is a searing exploration of morality and family loyalty within the Italian upper-middle class. Loosely based on Herman Koch’s international bestseller The Dinner, the film follows two brothers with contrasting personalities: Massimo, a cynical and successful defense attorney, and Paolo, a pediatrician driven by a strong sense of ethics. Despite their differences, they maintain a tradition of dining together once a month with their wives at an upscale restaurant.
The narrative reaches a breaking point when a security camera captures two teenagers—revealed to be their children, Michele and Benedetta—brutally attacking a homeless woman without provocation. As the truth surfaces, the parents’ moral foundations begin to crumble. The film masterfully subverts expectations: the "principled" pediatrician becomes desperate to protect his son at any cost, while the "cynical" lawyer is the one who struggles with the necessity of justice.
Featuring powerhouse performances by Alessandro Gassmann, Luigi Lo Cascio, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and Barbora Bobuľová, the movie premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. It serves as a haunting critique of modern parenting, exposing how easily civil values evaporate when one’s own family is threatened.
