La nostra vita

La nostra vita is a 2010 FrenchItalian film directed by Daniele Luchetti, starring Elio Germano. It competed for the Palme dOr at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, with Elio Germano sharing the prize for Best Actor with Javier Bardem for his role in the Mexican film Biutiful directed by Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu.

Claudio obtains 50,000 Euros from his drugdealing neighbour Ari to start the work. One day, the Romanians former lover Gabriela Alina Madalina Berzunteanu and his son Andrei Marius Ignat come looking for the missing man, but Claudio does not tell them about the truth. He befriends Gabriela and has sex with her. He offers Andrei a job, and allows him to stay at his apartments with his family. More and more difficulties, however, put Claudio in dire straits. Claudio soon ran out of money and time. The construction work is behind schedule. Claudio also cannot pay the illegal workers, and they eventually quit and take the equipment from Claudio. Later Claudio told Andrei about the truth, and Andrei left in anger. Claudio asks Porcari to give him more time for the work, but is rejected.Claudio eventually turns to his brother Piero Raoul Bova and sister Loredana Stefania Montorsi to borrow more money for the work. He hires more expensive workers, and manages to finish the construction work. He is also able to repay his debts. He encourages Piero to show Gabriela his love. Andrei, however, is still angry with Claudio. The film ends with Claudio allowing his children to all sleep on his bed he once shared with Elena, which he previously forbids his children to play on, showing that he has changed his vision of life and now gives importance to the real values. ........

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