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Solino

  • 2002
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
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Moritz Bleibtreu and Barnaby Metschurat in Solino (2002)
DramaComedy

In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. ... Read allIn the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brot... Read allIn the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town. Their business emerges well and both children get used to Germany. 10 years later the brothers fall in love with the same woman; they break tie with each other in anger and Gigi re... Read all

  • Director
    • Fatih Akin
  • Writer
    • Ruth Toma
  • Stars
    • Barnaby Metschurat
    • Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Christian Tasche
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writer
      • Ruth Toma
    • Stars
      • Barnaby Metschurat
      • Moritz Bleibtreu
      • Christian Tasche
    • 17User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Barnaby Metschurat
    Barnaby Metschurat
    • Gigi
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    Moritz Bleibtreu
    • Giancarlo
    Christian Tasche
    • Jos Vater
    Tiziana Lodato
    • Ada
    Antonella Attili
    Antonella Attili
    • Rosa
    Annika Schmitz
    • Jo Kind
    Patrycia Ziolkowska
    Patrycia Ziolkowska
    • Jo
    Nicola Cutrignelli
    • Gigi Kind
    Michele Ranieri
    • Giancarlo Kind
    Cesare Mele
    • Umberto Kind
    Franco Javarone
    Franco Javarone
    • Alfredo
    Pino Cacace
    • Carabiniere
    Giuseppe Fernando Caputo
    • Rosas Vater
    Rosa Di Brigida
    Rosa Di Brigida
    • Paola
    Giuseppe De Rosa
    • Antonio
    Gigi Savoia
    • Romano
    Maria Antonietta Zucano
    • Ada Kind
    Dante Marmone
    • Bahnhofsvorsteher 1964
    • Director
      • Fatih Akin
    • Writer
      • Ruth Toma
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    • Trivia
      Fatih Akin asked both Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola to play the Italian director Baldi.
    • Connections
      References The Damned (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Ich will nicht werden, was mein Vater ist
      Performed by Ton Steine Scherben

    User reviews17

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    9/10
    Great treatment of an important subject
    I adored this movie. Not only because I am a big fan of Moritz Bleibtreu, although he is in practically all German movies that count. But also because he is NOT the main actor. The lead is taken over by Barnaby Metschurat, who was the only reason to watch 2001's Julietta, and who really carries this movie on his shoulders.

    A family moves from Italy to Germany seeking "the German dream" (this is my own invention and ironic...) of cheap labor in steel and coal industries. However, they end up opening a restaurant and the journey the movie takes to this point alone is so poetic and at the same time funny and charming. From this point onward, the story told is mainly that of the two brothers of this family, Giancarlo (Bleibtreu) and Gigi (Metschurat). Gigi's dream to become a filmmaker is threatened by rivalry with his brother and his mother's determination to return to Italy. What follows is a great - and totally neutral - look at what life can become formed by the choices you make.

    In the end, this movie doesn't say which life (Gigi's or Giancarlo's) was more successful or fuller or more interesting. It merely gives us a rewarding glimpse at what it must be like to search for identity when two countries and mentalities are involved. and this look is not driven by bitterness or disdain to either country, which makes it such a great film for any and every country dealing with the tensions resulting from immigration. The fact that director Fatih Akin's moved to Germany from Turkey in the 70s also lends this movie a large measure of its credibility and emotional accuracy. The icing on the cake are fantastic performances by the entire cast, especially Metschurat and - this I really need to stress - the little boy who plays young Gigi. That kid's performance would be a hard act to follow by just about anyone! Great movie, go see it.
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    • Nov 11, 2002

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2002 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Languages
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Солино
    • Filming locations
      • Apulia, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Wüste Film
      • Wüste Film West GmbH
      • Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • DEM 10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,034,779
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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