Very likable tale of a young boy's friendship with another--thankfully without sexual undercurrents. It also happens to be the director's own life story in a period when his father was under constant threat of being killed by terrorists in the line of duty. The two awards for the Best Actor (the father Alfonso's role by Favino) and the technical award for camera and lighting at the Venice Festival were well deserved. Two factors that raise questions: One, how is that Alfonso's body in the boat sequences does not show injury (real or part imagination) marks of the recent bloody shooting incident recollected by his son and, two, did Christian (the older boy) target Valerio (the younger boy) for friendship by design, if he knew the connection with his parents to Alfonso. A superior film when compared to two other awardee films at the Venice competition: "The New Order" and "Wife of a Spy." The cinematography was notable, too.
Review of Padrenostro
Padrenostro
(2020)
A very well made auto-biographical film of the director, with good performances to boot
21 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers