Children of the Night (2016 film)

Children of the Night
Directed byAndrea De Sica
Screenplay byAndrea De Sica
Mariano Di Nardo
Gloria Malatesta
StarringVincenzo Crea
Ludovico Succio
Fabrizio Rongione
CinematographyStefano Falivene
Edited byAlberto Masi
Music byAndrea De Sica
Leo Rosi
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • 2016 (2016)
LanguageItalian

Children of the Night (Italian: I figli della notte) is a 2016 Italian-Belgian drama film co-written and directed by Andrea De Sica, in his feature film debut.

Plot

Cast

  • Vincenzo Crea as Giulio
  • Ludovico Succio as Edoardo
  • Fabrizio Rongione as Mathias
  • Yuliia Sobol as Elena
  • Luigi Bignone as Riccardo

Release

The film premiered in competition at the 34th Torino Film Festival.[1][2] It was released in Italian cinemas on 31 May 2017.[3]

Reception

For this film De Sica was awarded the Nastro d'Argento Award for Best New Director and received a David di Donatello nomination in the same category.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (23 November 2016). "Children of the Night: Rich descendants with no direction". Cineuropa. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  2. ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (22 November 2016). "«I figli della notte», ritratto di una generazione senza genitori". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. ^ Trionfera, Claudio (1 June 2017). "I figli della notte al cinema, fuga dal collegio dei misteri - La recensione". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. ^ Bragadini, Benedetta (1 July 2017). "Nastri d'argento: chi vincerà?". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. ^ Scarpa, Vittoria (14 February 2018). "Love and Bullets earns 15 David di Donatello nominations". Cineuropa. Retrieved 25 April 2024.