In the late 1960s, Antonio and cousins Vito and Giuseppe leave their beloved Italy in search of employment. While his cousins head for Belgium, Antonio settles in Luxembourg, working as a bricklayer. Full of dreams, he intends only to stay a few months, make some money, and return home. Life has other plans. Years later, we encounter an elderly Antonio, recently widowed and preparing to move into a care facility. In the process, he meets Leo, a young DJ from Italy who, like his younger self, has travelled abroad seeking fame and fortune and is now facing serious life challenges. Their friendship soon enlivens Leo’s hopes for her future and gives Antonio a fresh reflection on his abiding sense of exile. Alternating between past and present, Io sto bene is a moving, bittersweet reflection on life, friendship, and time’s passage from the director of Baby(A)lone, an EUFF 2015 selection.
- Year2020
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Italian, Letzeburgesch
- CountryLuxembourg
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorDonato Rotunno
- ScreenwriterDonato Rotunno
- ProducerJoseph Rouschop, Donato Rotunno, Marta Donzelli, Yilmaz Arslan, Valérie Bournonville
- CastRenato Carpentieri, Alessio Lapice, Sara Serraiocco
- CinematographerJean-François Hensgens
- EditorMatyas Veress
- ComposerMassimo Zamboni
In the late 1960s, Antonio and cousins Vito and Giuseppe leave their beloved Italy in search of employment. While his cousins head for Belgium, Antonio settles in Luxembourg, working as a bricklayer. Full of dreams, he intends only to stay a few months, make some money, and return home. Life has other plans. Years later, we encounter an elderly Antonio, recently widowed and preparing to move into a care facility. In the process, he meets Leo, a young DJ from Italy who, like his younger self, has travelled abroad seeking fame and fortune and is now facing serious life challenges. Their friendship soon enlivens Leo’s hopes for her future and gives Antonio a fresh reflection on his abiding sense of exile. Alternating between past and present, Io sto bene is a moving, bittersweet reflection on life, friendship, and time’s passage from the director of Baby(A)lone, an EUFF 2015 selection.
- Year2020
- Runtime94 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Italian, Letzeburgesch
- CountryLuxembourg
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorDonato Rotunno
- ScreenwriterDonato Rotunno
- ProducerJoseph Rouschop, Donato Rotunno, Marta Donzelli, Yilmaz Arslan, Valérie Bournonville
- CastRenato Carpentieri, Alessio Lapice, Sara Serraiocco
- CinematographerJean-François Hensgens
- EditorMatyas Veress
- ComposerMassimo Zamboni