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Solino

Solino

20027.02h 0m

Overview

The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.

Directed by Fatih Akin
Written by Ruth Toma
Produced by Hejo Emons, Stefan Schubert, Ralph Schwingel
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Top Cast

Barnaby Metschurat

Barnaby Metschurat

Gigi

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Giancarlo

Gigi Savoia

Gigi Savoia

Romano

Antonella Attili

Antonella Attili

Rosa

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Jo

Hermann Lause

Hermann Lause

Herr Klasen

Lucas Gregorowicz

Lucas Gregorowicz

Hajo

Tiziana Lodato

Tiziana Lodato

Ada

Franco Javarone

Franco Javarone

Alfredo

Christian Tasche

Christian Tasche

Jos Vater

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipcheatingitalypizzeriaforeign workerleukemiaoberhausengastarbeiter

About Solino

Solino is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of sibling relationship, cheating, italy, pizzeria, foreign worker, leukemia. Directed by Fatih Akin, it stars Barnaby Metschurat, Moritz Bleibtreu, Gigi Savoia. The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.

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