Drive Me Home (2018)

Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch ... See full summary »

Director:

Simone Catania

Writers:

Fabio Natale (screenplay), Simone Catania (screenplay)

Stars:

Vinicio Marchioni, Marco D'Amore, Jennifer Ulrich

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vinicio Marchioni	...	Antonio
Marco D'Amore	...	Agostino
Jennifer Ulrich	...	Emily
Chiara Muscato	...	Paola - Madre di Antonio
Lou Castel	...	Karl
Nicola Adobati	...	Wwoofer
Malice Omondi Atteno	...	Elodie
Ben Kerremans	...	Manager Ristorante Anversa (as Ward Kerreman)
Dieter Kerreman	...	Cameriere Ristorante Anversa
Vittorio Magazzù Tamburello	...	Antonio ragazzo (as Vittorio Magazzù)
Francesco Bianco	...	Antonio bambino
Jacopo Vinci	...	Agostino ragazzo
Gabriele Vinci	...	Antonio bambino
Sofia Bellucci	...	Ragazza della sauna
Chiara Ombelli	...	Ragazza della sauna

Storyline

Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about to be sold at auction, he decides to leave and reconnects with his childhood friend. But their lives have changed a lot. Old conflicts and new revelations bring them through Europe on a truck journey.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | male nudity | gay interest | urinating | male full frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The director Simone Catania, has been growing his hair for all the years he prepared this film. His hair are about 1 mt long, he will eventually cut the hair the day of the premiere of the film.

User Reviews

Character study, great cinematography

One of the "buddy study" or male-bonding genre that follows the reunion and subsequent days of two childhood friends from Sicily, Antonio and Agostino, after 15 years of no contact / lost contact. Beginning in Sicily when the two characters were boys, the drama unfolds as the two regain contact. Agostino is a truck driver; Antonio's life path isn't easily specified by occupation. Rather, it is specified only briefly, identifying the places he has lived. The commonality among them is a drifting of sorts. The film examines their reunion as Antonio hitches a ride with Agostino on a delivery from Antwerp to Venice, at first uneasy, while we learn about the two boyhood friends and how they come back into each other's lives. We see them work through the unknowns of how / why their friendship stopped along the road to recovery. Great cinematography in the stunning physical geography, actual footage along the Autobahn, in truck stops, and a ferry terminal (among others), further enhanced by the outstanding and realist acting by the two male leads.

Details

Official Sites:

Inthelfilm facebook page

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English Dutch German

Release Date:

26 September 2019 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Drive Me Home

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,781

Company Credits

Production Co:

Inthelfilm, Indyca, Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1