Battlefield (film)

Battlefield
Theatrical release poster
Italian	Campo di battaglia
Directed by	Gianni Amelio
Written by	Gianni Amelio Alberto Taraglio
Produced by	Simone Gattoni Marco Bellocchio Beppe Caschetto Bruno Benetti
Starring	Alessandro Borghi Gabriel Montesi Federica Rosellini
Cinematography	Luan Amelio Ujkaj
Edited by	Simona Paggi
Music by	Franco Piersanti
Production companies	Kavac Film IBC Movie One Art Rai Cinema
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release dates	31 August 2024 (2024-08-31)(Venice) 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)(Italy)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Battlefield (Italian : Campo di battaglia) is a 2024 Italian war drama film directed by Gianni Amelio, written by Amelio and Alberto Taraglio, and starring Alessandro Borghi as a World War I-era doctor in Northern Italy. ^[1]

The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Lion, and was released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 5 September 2024. ^[2]

Cast

• Alessandro Borghi
• Gabriel Montesi
• Federica Rosellini
• Giovanni Scotti
• Vince Vivenzio
• Alberto Cracco
• Luca Lazzareschi
• Maria Grazia Plos
• Rita Bosello

Release

In July 2024, Battlefield was announced as a main competition entry at that year's Venice International Film Festival. ^[2]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 80%, based on seven critics. ^[3] The Guardian gave to the film a rating of 3 on 4 stars. ^[4]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)	2024	Best film	Battlefield	Nominated

References

1. "Battlefield". Film Italia. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
2. Vivarelli, Nick; Shafer, Ellise. "Venice Film Festival Lineup: 'Joker 2' With Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie's 'Maria' and Luca Guadagnino's Daniel Craig-Led 'Queer' to Debut in Competition". Variety . Retrieved 23 July 2024.
3. "Battlefield". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2024-09-13.
4. Brooks, Xan (2024-08-31). "Campo di Battaglia review – medicos face off in stately first world war hospital drama". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-09-13.

External links

• Battlefield at IMDb