Italy is the most successful country in the Best International Feature Film Oscar category with 14 wins, and this year it will compete with Familia , directed by Francesco Costabile .

Adapted from writer Luigi Celeste’s memoir, Familia follows Gigi ( Francesco Gheghi ), a young man who lives with his mother ( Barbara Ronchi ) and brother (Marco Cicalese). The family is estranged from their violent father, Franco (Francesco Di Leva). Struggling to find an outlet for his anger, Gigi finds companionship with a group of far-right skinheads. When Franco reappears in their lives, Gigi is forced to confront his past and make crucial decisions about his future.

“I found the book after I finished my first film, Una Femmina . That film was also about violence against women. But

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