Solino

Nov 7 2002 N/A 2h 4m
Comedy, Drama

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.

Plot

In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they break tie with each other in anger and Gigi returns to Solino with his mother. A decade later both meet again and have a retrospect on their lives.

Written by

Ruth Toma

Directed by

Fatih Akin

Cast

Barnaby Metschurat, Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Tasche

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy, Germany

Production Companies

Wüste Film, Wüste Filmproduktion

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
5,800
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA