The Hand of God

The Hand of God is a 2021 Italian drama film written, directed, and produced by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna, and Ciro Capano. The film refers autobiographically to Sorrentino's youth in Naples. It competed for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize and where Filippo Scotti received the Marcello Mastroianni Award. It was released in a limited release on 24 November 2021, followed by streaming on Netflix on 15 December 2021. It was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Plot In the 1980s, young Fabietto lives at home in Naples with his father Saverio Schisa and mother Maria Schisa. He doesn’t have many friends or a lover, and wants to study philosophy in college. For the time being, he mainly spends time listening to music and watching Diego Maradona play for his home team, Napoli. His brother Marchino takes him to acting auditions and sympathizes with his affection for their emotionally troubled aunt Patrizia. Fabietto’s parents are building a new home in Roccaraso. They visit the home without Fabietto who decides to stay at home. His parents die of carbon monoxide from the fireplace in the new home. Due to this, Fabietto comes of age in a cruel and brutal manner. Cast Filippo Scotti as Fabietto Schisa Toni Servillo as Saverio Schisa Teresa Saponangelo as Maria Schisa Luisa Ranieri as Patrizia Massimiliano Gallo as Franco Renato Carpentieri as Alfredo Ciro Capano as Antonio Capuano Marlon Joubert as Marchino Schisa Betti Pedrazzi as Baronessa Focale Biagio Manna as Armando Enzo De Caro as San Gennaro Sofya Gershevich as Yulia Roberto Oliveri as Maurizio Lino Musella as Mariettiello Cristiana Dell'Anna as Armando's sister Monica Nappo as Silvana Carmen Pommella as Annarella Adriano Saleri as Federico Fellini's assistant Alfonso Perugini as Dante Ferretti