The War of the Nonni | La Guerra Dei Nonni
Director | Gianluca Ansanelli
Presented by DANTE ALIGHIERI AUCKLAND
The culture clash between families thrust together by marriage is often mined for comedic potential, but films rarely have so much fun with the grandparent's perspective.
2023 | 96 min | Family | Italian with English subtitles
It is the story of Gerri (Vincenzo Salemme), the hugely caring, attentive, thoughtful, but doting grandfather who would do anything for his grandchildren … even if he is a bit stuffy and old-fashioned. When circumstance brings ‘the other’ grandfather to live with them and share the care of ‘his’ grandchildren, he is thrown into a tailspin. Grandpa Tom (Max Tortora) is everything Gerri is not: permissive, charismatic, funny, and indulgent, but also irresponsible. As often happens with men’s egos, they soon resort to competing, escalating into a heated clash. Their hilarious attempt to win over the children's attention, affection and favour and prove their ‘superiority in grand fatherliness’ are comic fuel to the fire. Shot in the leafy neighbourhoods around Rome, The War of The Nonni possesses observations that will genuinely relate to all ages.