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Italy has selected Francesco Costabile’s drama Familia as its candidate for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards.
The biographical drama, co-written by Costabile, Vittorio Moroni and Andriano Chiarelli, is based on Luigi Celeste’s memoir Non sarà sempre così about his youth as a far-right militant, living in the shadow of domestic violence, with a criminal father.
The drama world premiered in the Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti sidebar in 2024.
The selection process overseen by Italian film body Anica involved 24 films submissions this year , which also included Gianfranco Rosi’s Below the Clouds , Pietro Marcello’s Duse , and Leonardo Di Costanzo’s psychological drama Elisa .
The committee consisted of Italian film professionals M
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