Nostalgia
Seen it?2022 | 117 min | Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Felice returns to his native Rione Sanità in Naples to look after his dying mother, having lived abroad for the last forty years. Here he discovers that his old friend Oreste has become a notorious crimeboss.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mario Martone
- Pierfrancesco FavinoFelice Lasco
- Francesco Di LevaDon Luigi Rega
- Tommaso RagnoOreste Spasiano
- Aurora QuattrocchiTeresa Lasco
- Sofia EssaïdiAlrette
- Nello MasciaRaffaele
- Artem TkachukYoung Oreste
- Salvatore StrianoGegé
- Virginia ApicellaAdele
- Daniela IoiaYoung Teresa