Human Capital (
2013) | IMDb:
7.2
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
Starring:
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
,
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
,
Fabrizio Gifuni
,
Valeria Golino
,
Luigi Lo Cascio
,
Matilde Gioli
A Whole Life Ahead (
2008) | IMDb:
6.9
25-year-old philosophy major Marta faces the ugly truth for many young Italians — a complete lack of career opportunities. While babysitting for single mother Sonia, she starts to work as a telemarketer, experiencing first-hand the fanatical and exploitative rat-race culture pushed on employees while quickly rising through the ranks of the company. Around her revolve people like delusional supervisor Daniela, her womanizing boss Claudio, fragile coworker Lucio "2", and well-meaning but inconsistent union rep Giorgio.
Starring:
Isabella Ragonese
,
Massimo Ghini
,
Valerio Mastandrea
,
Micaela Ramazzotti
,
Elio Germano
,
Sabrina Ferilli
The Night Before the Exams (
2006) | IMDb:
6.4
Rome, 1989. On his last day of high school, Luca gets in trouble when he takes it all out on hated literature teacher Martinelli, only to discover he's going to be heading the examination board for his finals. During a summer of fruitless study, he falls in love with a girl he met once at a party, unaware that she's Martinelli's daughter. The latter, strangely enough, has just offered Luca to prepare with him...
Starring:
Giorgio Faletti
,
Cristiana Capotondi
,
Nicolas Vaporidis
,
Sarah Maestri
,
Chiara Mastalli
,
Andrea De Rosa