Made in Italy

Italy, 1989. After a prominent coffee industrialist is kidnapped by elusive Sardinian bandits, authorities turn to NOCS (Central Security Operative Unit) commander Valerio Attico, who hastily assembles a task force made of rookies. Based on the true story of the Dante Belardinelli kidnapping.

Set in Sicily in the 1930's, Aurelio Grimaldi's feature debut chronicles the harsh story of twelve-year-old boy, Aclà, sold into slavery by his destitute parents to work in the underground Floristella sulfur mines. Overworked and underfed, Aclà toils from Monday to Saturday in the steamy, candle-lit labyrinths. Repeatedly beaten and abused by his "owner" and with constant threats of being raped, Aclà plots his escape to the sea...

The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.

To spice up a dinner party, old friends agree to share every private message that pops up on their phones -- with disastrous results.

A teen comedy-drama set in an Italian public high school following an ensemble cast of students and teachers.

The murder of 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio shocks the little town of Brembate di Sopra, Italy. To bring the culprit to justice, prosecutors have only scant DNA evidence and no database to compare them to. Based on a true story.

Vincent, a civil servant, has always enjoyed the benefits of his family's status. When the government votes on a massive savings plan, Vincent is pushed out. When he is transferred to the North Pole, he meets Eva and finds love. It's time for him to choose.

Valerio is a famous advertising man who is going through a deep crisis of inspiration. His company is also going through a difficult time but the man gets the fundamental help of his sister Barbara and his brother-in-law Giulio, who offer him a considerable sum of money if he will take care of their son's dog, since they will be abroad for some time. Too bad Valerio can't stand dogs, but when he's forced to accept and starts taking care of Spugna: it will be the beginning of an experience that will change him in an unexpected way.

Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.

Rome, August 7, 1990. 20-year-old Simonetta Cesaroni is killed with 29 stab wounds in her workplace in broad daylight.

In the Tiber sports club, Alberto, a ruthless property developer, the cynical surgeon who makes thirty million dollars after a prostate operation, the actor exhausted by failure and the failed salesman who sells caviar by discounting prices and who tries to make up for continuous overdrafts in the bank, meet. There is also the starlet with a Venetian accent and the hateful scion with a Ferrari, the waiter who dreams of being the scion and the jeweler who loses his house, wife and wealth because of the hot Spanish woman.

Enza is a beautiful and lively Sicilian teenager who is starting out in life, but due to her naivety, she always ends up getting into trouble. She has no parents, but lives with her aunt and uncle together with her older sister who acts as her mother and tries to put her on the right path, even ending up in prison for some time. Enza, keeping faith with her rebellious nature, falls in love with Sebastiano, with whom she has her first sexual relations, but for him she also goes as far as stealing. All men are the same.

A father and son try to reconcile spending a few days together and confronting each other also through their own marital experiences.

Je so’ pazzo is an intense portrait of Pino Daniele—a rebellious soul born in the alleys of Naples who revolutionized Italian music by blending blues, jazz, and Neapolitan tradition. The film chronicles his rise, from a childhood marked by abandonment to his legendary 1981 concert before a crowd of 200,000. Amidst family conflicts, personal vulnerabilities, and deep loves, Pino finds a musical language to express what words cannot. Yet success brings new challenges: an unresolved relationship with his father, the burden of expectations, and the risk of repeating past mistakes. It is not merely the story of an extraordinary musician, but that of a man grappling with himself, seeking reconciliation with his roots and the love of a city that never stopped waiting for him.

Large pools of white water catch the sun’s last rays in the Caldara di Manziana. The wind stirs the hair of three children playing in the mud. They are siblings: Zoe, Ettore, and Marta. Their laughter fills the silence. They are alone, yet used to it. They return home to find their mother gone. Due to a silly mistake by Zoe, they find themselves locked out. They must make it through the night... and face the darkness, the sounds, and the unknown. But above all, they must confront their own imaginations.