South Is Nothing (Italian: Il sud è niente) is a 2013 Italian coming of age drama film co-written and directed by Fabio Mollo, at his feature film debut.

Plot

Cast

  • Miriam Karlkvist as Grazia
  • Vinicio Marchioni as Cristiano
  • Valentina Lodovini as Bianca
  • Francesco Colella as Mimmo
  • Giorgio Musumeci as Pietro
  • Andrea Bellisario as Carmelo
  • Peppe Piromalli as Tanino
  • Alessandra Costanzo as Grandmother
  • Silvana Luppino as Professor

Production

The film was backed from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and the TorinoFilmLab and was produced by B24 Film and Madakai in collaboration with Rai Cinema. It was shot in Reggio Calabria, Gioia Tauro and Scilla.

Release

The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and was later screened at the Rome Film Festival and at the Berlin International Film Festival in the Generation sidebar. It was released in Italian cinemas on 5 December 2013.

Reception

For this film Fabio Mollo was nominated for Nastro d'Argento for best new director and got a Globo d'Oro nomination for best directorial debut.

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