The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Oscar, not quite a child anymore, scavenges for scrap metal for his father. He spends his life in improvised landfills among what remains of leftovers. Worlds apart, yet close-by, there is Stanley. He tidies the church in exchange for a monetised hospitality, picks fruits, herds sheep: anything that keep his foreign body busy. Oscar, the young Sicilian, and Stanley the Nigerian don’t seem to have much in common. Except for the feeling of being thrown into the world, to suffer the same refusal, the same overwhelming wave of choices imposed on them by others.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic75/100
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Michele PennettaDirector
- Pietro PassariniWriter
- Arthur BrüggerWriter
- Michele PennettaWriter
Stills
Themes
immigrantworkitalysicily, italybrotherhoodchurchbetter lifenigerianabsent parentfather son relationship