Il Divo

Synopsis
Winner of the Jury Prize at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Il Divo stars veteran Italian actor Toni Servillo (Gomorrah), who won the 2008 European Film Award for Best Actor for his tour-de-force performance as seven-time Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, a man whose ability to hold on to power despite everything (including a murder charge) made him one of the most fascinating political figures of the last century.

A critical and commercial sensation in Italy, Il Divo (the film received 16 David Di Donatello nominations) tells this story of mind-blowing corruption and chaos at the highest level of politics with a sardonic wit and cinematic bravado. Bringing youthful energy and boldness to a tale of Shakespearean proportions, director Paolo Sorrentino firmly establishes himself as one of the most exciting and original young filmmakers in Europe today.

Director and screenwriter Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970. In 2001 his first full-length feature, One Man Up, was selected for the Venice Film Festival, followed in 2004 by The Consequences of Love, selected for competition at the Cannes Film Festival and acclaimed by both Italian and international critics (the film won five David di Donatello prizes). Three years later he was again selected for competition in Cannes with his third film The Family Friend. Il Divo marked the third time he competed in Cannes.

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