The Man Who Will Come (2009)
"L'uomo che verrà" (original title)

Winter 1943. Martina is small child, who stopped talking since the death of her infant brother some years before. She lives in a rural area of central Italy. Her mother is pregnant again ... See full summary »

Director:

Giorgio Diritti

Writers:

Giorgio Diritti, Giovanni Galavotti,

Stars:

Maya Sansa, Alba Rohrwacher, Eleonora Mazzoni

16 wins & 18 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maya Sansa	...	Lena
Alba Rohrwacher	...	Beniamina
Eleonora Mazzoni	...	Signora Bugamelli
Claudio Casadio	...	Armando
Greta Zuccheri Montanari	...	Martina
Vito	...	Signor Bugamelli
Orfeo Orlando	...	Mercante
Diego Pagotto	...	Pepe
Bernardo Bolognesi	...	Partigiano Gianni
Stefano Croci	...	Dino
Zoello Gilli	...	Dante
Timo Jacobs	...	Ufficiale medico SS
Francesco Modugno	...	Antonio
Maria Grazia Naldi	...	Vittoria
Laura Pizzirani	...	Maria

Storyline

Winter 1943. Martina is small child, who stopped talking since the death of her infant brother some years before. She lives in a rural area of central Italy. Her mother is pregnant again and Martina lives for the arrival of her new brother. Meanwhile, the war is getting closer and closer, forcing the people of the village to tread a difficult path, torn between the partisan brigades and the Nazi Army. On practically the same day as the birth of Martina's brother, the SS start a massive roundup of civilians in the area, an infamous event that will come to be known as the Marzabotto massacre during which more than 770 people were killed in houses, cemeteries and churches.

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Plot Keywords:

partisan | nazi | massacre | italy | soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian German Latin

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Man Who Will Come

Filming Locations:

Castel San Pietro Terme, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

€3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aranciafilm, Rai Cinema, Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Wonderful Italian Historical Film

I saw "L'uomo che verrà" in a small theater in Florence, Italy last February.

One of the beautiful things about the film is that it will appeal to various audiences in very different, albeit powerful ways. It was related to me that the historical events portrayed and implied by the film are quite accurate, so locals from the mountains above Bologna or history buffs won't feel disappointed by an inaccurate rendition. Depending on their demographic other Italians should either be able to sympathize or empathize with characters in the movie as well. For viewers that are not European, I can confidently say that they will find themselves presented with an old theme (Nazi occupation and brutality) delivered in a novel and unique theatrical vessel.

Additionally, the cinematography is wonderful. I truly did feel as if I was in the countryside with the characters of the movie being terrorized by a foreign occupying force.

As a side note, the movie is in a dialect that most Italians will not even understand. With the good subtitles, I felt that it actually added to the movie's appeal.