'Non essere cattivo' by Claudio Caligari is surprisingly chosen by Italy for the Oscar preselection for best film in a foreign language.
And we say surprisingly since many expected the chosen one to be 'Mia mother' by Nanni Moretti, since it would place her according to experts as one of the great favorites to get the statuette, or at least to get a new nomination for Italy.
Finally, it is the new Claudio Caligari film 'Non essere cattivo' that will represent the Mediterranean country, the one that has the most awards in this category that will one day be called best foreign film. A film that has gone more unnoticed than Nanni Moretti's, most likely because it was directed by a less famous filmmaker, but which has been awarded in the last edition of the Venice Film Festival where it was presented out of competition.
Outside the official section, 'Non espere cattivo' won up to eleven awards at the last Venice Film Festival, including awards to its director and its main interpreters Luca Marinelli and Alessandro Borghi.
Set on the outskirts of Rome towards Ostia, the film tells the story of Vittorio and Cesare, twenty-somethings in search of their own success. The beginning of his existence will have a high price for Vittorio, to save himself, he abandons Cesare, who will inexorably sink. But the bond that unites them is so strong that in reality Vittorio will never abandon him, always hoping to face the future with a new look. Together.