Fabrizio Rongione

In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.

Dir. Sydney Sibilia · With Elio Germano, Matilda De Angelis, Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Romulus and Remus, two shepherds and loyal brothers, end up taking part to a journey that will lead one of them to be the founder of the greatest nation ever seen. However, the fate of the chosen one will pass from killing his own brother.

Dir. Matteo Rovere · With Alessandro Borghi, Alessio Lapice, Fabrizio Rongione

France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.

Dir. Audrey Diwan · With Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami

On July 19–21, 2001, over 200,000 people took to the streets of Genoa to protest against the ongoing G8 summit. Anti-globalization activists clashed with the police, with 23-year-old protester Carlo Giuliani shot dead after confronting a police vehicle. In the aftermath, the police organized a night raid on the Diaz high school, where around a hundred people between unarmed protesters—mostly students—and independent reporters who documented the police brutality during the protests had took shelter. What happened next was called by Amnesty International "the most serious breach of civil liberties in a democratic Western country since World War II."

Dir. Daniele Vicari · With Claudio Santamaria, Jennifer Ulrich, Elio Germano

Young, impulsive Rosetta lives a hard and stressful life as she struggles to support herself and her alcoholic mother. Refusing all charity, she is desperate to maintain a dignified job.

Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne · With Émilie Dequenne, Olivier Gourmet, Fabrizio Rongione

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in the hands of an unqualified childcare provider.

Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne · With Cécile de France, Thomas Doret, Jérémie Renier

A poor young Belgian mother wants her petty thief of a boyfriend to be gainfully employed to raise their newborn child, but he has other ideas.

Dir. Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne · With Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Olivier Gourmet

Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.

Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne · With Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée

Lorna is a young Albanian woman in a marriage of convenience with Claudy, a heroin addict. Just as Lorna is about to be granted Belgian citizenship, Claudy finds the strength to detox; this presents a problem not only for Lorna, but for the criminal who brokered the deal.

Dir. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne · With Arta Dobroshi, Jérémie Renier, Fabrizio Rongione

Laura, Eve, Anouch and Yaël are four cousins, very different and very endearing, who have one thing in common: they lie, but always for love! When the first three discover a few weeks before their little cousin's wedding that her perfect fiancé is cheating on her, they vote in unison "Don't tell him"!

Dir. Solange Cicurel · With Jenifer, Camille Chamoux, Stéphanie Crayencour

A group of friends gathers for a birthday by the sea, only to face the looming possibility of the world ending within hours, transforming one fleeting, endless night into a life-altering experience.

Dir. Liliana Cavani · With Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Gerini, Edoardo Leo