Solino

Solino

2002 · 120 min · DE · 7.0 (53 votes)
Dir. Fatih Akin · Starring Barnaby Metschurat, Moritz Bleibtreu, Gigi Savoia, Antonella Attili, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Hermann Lause · Music Jannos Eolou
ComedyDramaRomance

The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.

VIBE

A poignant, character-driven drama about the immigrant experience. It captures the warmth of family and the sting of generational divides with a nostalgic, bittersweet tone. Feels like looking through old photographs.

melancholicnostalgicheartwarmingbittersweetsteadyslice-of-lifecharacter-drivenEuropean dramafamilyimmigrationidentitygenerational conflict
sibling relationshipcheatingitalypizzeriaforeign workerleukemiaoberhausengastarbeiterwirtschaftswunder
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