Palazzina Laf

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Palazzina Laf
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Directed by Michele Riondino
Written byMaurizio Braucci
Michele Riondino
Produced by
  • Carlo Degli Esposti
  • Nicola Serra
Starring
CinematographyClaudio Cofrancesco
Edited byJulien Panzarasa
Music by Teho Teardo
Production
companies
Distributed byBiM Distribution
Release dates
  • 21 October 2023 (2023-10-21)(Rome)
  • 30 November 2023 (2023-11-30)(Italy)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian

Palazzina Laf is a 2023 Italian-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Riondino in his directorial debut and starring along with Elio Germano. The film is about a spy working for a corrupt company where a factory manager hires him to stalk his colleagues. [1] [2] The film's title acronym stands for "Laminatoio a freddo", which translates to "cold rolling mill". Palazzina Laf refers to the name of a real building of the ILVA steel company in Taranto where demoted employees were confined in inhumane working conditions in the late 1990s. [3]

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Cast

Release

The film premiered in the Grand Public section at the 18th Rome Film Festival on 21 October 2023. [4] [5]

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas by BiM Distribuzione starting from 30 November 2023.

Accolades

At the 69th David di Donatello, Palazzina Laf was nominated for Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay. Michele Riondino won Best Actor and Elio Germano won Best Supporting Actor. Diodato's "La mia terra" won Best Original Song. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roxborough, Scott (3 May 2024). "Matteo Garrone's 'Io Capitano' Wins Italian Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. 1 2 Sollazzo, Boris (4 May 2024). "La sorpresa Michele Riondino e il tris di Palazzina Laf ai David sono più importanti di tre statuette". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  3. ↑ Marchesi, Teresa (21 October 2023). "Palazzina Laf. Michele Riondino diventa regista sociale per raccontare il reparto-lager dell'Ilva di Taranto". HuffPost (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Day 4 | Il programma di sabato 21". Rome Film Festival (in Italian). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Aricò, Giacomo (12 October 2023). "La Festa del Cinema di Roma 2023 è iniziata: tutto il programma e quello che c'è da sapere su film e ospiti". Vogue Italia . Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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