The Inner Cage

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The Inner Cage
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Directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo
Screenplay byLeonardo Di Costanzo
Bruno Oliviero
Valia Santella
Starring Toni Servillo
Silvio Orlando
Cinematography Luca Bigazzi
Music byPasquale Scialò
Release dates
  • September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)(Venice)
  • October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14)(Italy)
Running time
117 minutes
Language Italian

The Inner Cage (Italian : Ariaferma, from aria ferma 'still air') is a 2021 Italian-Swiss prison drama film co-written and directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo.

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The film premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2] The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best original screenplay and for best actor (Silvio Orlando). [3]

Plot

An old prison built in the 19th century, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of bureaucratic holdups the transfers have been blocked and a dozen inmates are left, along with a few guards, waiting to be sent to new destinations. [4]

Cast

Reception

The Inner Cage has an approval rating of 89% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10. [5]

Distribution

After being presented out of competition at the Venice exhibition, the film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 14 October 2021. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (7 September 2021). "'The Inner Cage' ('Ariaferma'): Film Review / Venice 2021". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (5 September 2021). "Review: The Inner Cage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Urbani, Ilaria (9 May 2022). "Leonardo Di Costanzo: "Negli anni ho imparato che il cinema non devi cercarlo: viene da te..."". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Inner Cage (Ariaferma)". Cineuropa . Retrieved 2022-11-02.
  5. ↑ "The Inner Cage". Rotten Tomatoes . 2024-08-10.
  6. ↑ "Ariaferma: il bel film con Toni Servillo e Silvio Orlando - Magazine - quotidiano.net". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-02.


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