Nominated for Best Film at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story from writer-director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty)...
Nominated for Best Film at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story from writer-director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty) follows a teenage boy growing up in 1980s Naples where he experiences the motions of fate, the pain of unexpected tragedy, and the joy of having football legend Diego Maradona pay a visit.
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83 %157 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
76 %527 reviewsAudience score rating
"Sensual, sad and occasionally sublime."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A highly personal memoir that truly breathes on the big screen..."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Caught between nostalgia and overstatement..."
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Variety
Variety"Profoundly affecting..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Paolo Sorrentino’s most personal movie is also his best..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"The result is (Sorrentino's) most moving and monumental work to date - not to mention his most accessible..."
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Decider
Decider"An artistic tale of life’s cruel and colourful carnival..."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Frustratingly uneven viewing."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"A wistful, winking, cinematic scrapbook..."
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The Telegraph
The Telegraph"Sorrentino has proved repeatedly... that he has plenty to say. But this time he just didn't say it very well."
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The Times
The Times"It would be really obtuse not to marvel at the exuberance, energy and vivid moment-by-moment immediacy of this movie..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A sprawling, gorgeous mess, but one you can't look away from..."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"It goes on too long but somehow doesn't go far enough."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"At once benign in mood and painfully sensitive to the touch..."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"(An) uneven, occasionally dazzling personal journey."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A sprawling, propulsive and deeply personal affair."
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Stuff
Stuff"It's fair to say The Hand of God is far from (Sorrentino's) best work..."
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The Age
The AgeThe Hand of God | Details
Award winner- Grand Jury Prize and Best Young Actor (Scotti) winner at the 2021 Venice Film Festival.
- Rating
- R,
- Runtime
- 130
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Italy
