Genre: Drama

Language: Italian with English Subtitles

Director: Daniele Luchetti

Cast: Elio Germano, Raoul Bova, Luca Zingaretti, Isabella Ragonese

Released: 2010

Duration: 99 Minutes

Rating: M contains offensive language & sexual references

Distribution: Palace Films

2010 Festival de Cannes Official Selection - In competition; Winner Best Actor; 2011 David Di Donatello: Best Director, Best Actor

Daniele Luchetti's acute snapshot of contemporary Italy, 'La Nostra Vita', screened in competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where Elio Germano collected the coveted Best Actor award for his unvarnished portrayal of an ambitious working-class man who is full of life whilst not entirely honest. This is a must-see festival highlight.

Elio Germano ('Her Whole Life Ahead'), one of Italy's top young actors, plays Claudio, a construction worker living on the outskirts of Rome with a wife (Isabella Ragonese, 'Her Whole Life Ahead') he adores and worships, two small children and a third on the way.

When tragedy befalls the family, Claudio leans on his boss, Porcari (Giorgio Colangeli), to give him his own construction site to supervise. In exchange, Claudio will keep a secret that Porcari is determined to cover up.

The star-studded cast also includes Luca Zingaretti (from the popular Inspector Montalbano series) as a drug-dealing neighbour and Raoul Bova, one of Italy's most exportable heart-throbs, perfectly cast as Claudio's introverted brother, in an unexpectedly moving performance. Luchetti's thoroughly human drama explores some of Italy's most topical issues, punctuated by songs from Italian rock great and working-class hero Vasco Rossi.