A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
October 23, 2024
Original Title:
La cosa migliore
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Apapaja
Centre Cinématographique Marocain
Emilia-Romagna Film Commission
JanaProd
Les Films d'Antoine
MiC
RAI Cinema
Production Countries:
France | Italy | Morocco
Ratings / Certifications:
IT: 6+
Runtime: 98
Mattia is 17 years old. Raised in a post-industrial province and experiencing an identity crisis, he is the son of a trade unionist and a housewife. Hypersensitive and fragile, he expresses himself through hip-hop music. The death of his older brother begins a period of great changes. Mattia leaves school, starts working in a factory and, through a North African colleague, approaches Islam. Prey to a lacerating restlessness, Mattia takes the path of progressive isolation and radicalization.
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Additional Writing:
Olivier Coussemacq
Assistant Editor:
Eleonora Carbone
Assistant Production Manager:
Leonardo Fabbri
Francesco Maria Febei
Boom Operator:
Reda Raissi
Casting Associate:
Chiara Coller
Co-Writer:
Olivier Coussemacq
Colorist:
Walter Cavatoi
Continuity:
Sara Cavani
Costume Assistant:
Marianna Pellino
Costume Design:
Francesca Bellucci
Data Wrangler:
Piero Passaro
Director:
Federico Ferrone
Director of Photography:
Salvatore Lucchese
Editor:
Maria Fantastica Valmori
Executive Producer:
Rachida Saadi
Antoine Simkine
First Assistant Camera:
Morgan Maugeri
First Assistant Director:
Marcello Montù
Foley Artist:
Murat Şenürkmez
Foley Recordist:
İlbey Kaya
Can Öner
Gaffer:
Giovanni Lupi
Grip:
Francesco Corbellini
Key Grip:
Graziano Di Domenico
Key Makeup Artist:
Regina Lunelli
Location Manager:
Massimo Lorenzato
Makeup Artist:
Tarita Castellari
Music:
Simonluca Laitempergher
Producer:
Simone Bachini
Mario Chemello
Production Coordinator:
Marta Rossi Castelvetro
Production Design:
Tessa Battisti
Production Manager:
Gregorio Maraschini Montanari
Production Secretary:
Fabio Aquila
Props:
Luca Marches
Sara Pergher
Screenplay:
Giampiero Rigosi
Federico Ferrone
Second Assistant Camera:
Corrado Zito
Second Assistant Director:
Bruno Carli
Sound:
Giovanni Frezza
Francesco Parolari
Story:
Federico Ferrone
Giampiero Rigosi
Third Assistant Director:
Andrea Zangheri
Visual Effects Supervisor:
Valerio Oss
Wardrobe Coordinator:
Loredana Vitale
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