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Human Capital
2013
· Movie
· 111 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
52–81
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Google on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A cyclist is hit by a car on a dark night, setting off a chain of events that connects two families from different social classes. The story is told in chapters from three different perspectives, revealing how their lives are intertwined through business dealings, reckless teenagers, and ambition. Each viewpoint adds new layers to the central accident, exposing the moral compromises and tensions between wealth and responsibility.
Details
- Director
- Paolo Virzì
- Writers
- Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo, Paolo Virzì
- Based on
- a work by Stephen Amidon
- Released
- 3 December 2013
- Country
- Italy, France
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $5.8M
- Awards
- 27 wins, 32 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 59 →27 wins from 59 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| 12th Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Best Narrative Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
| 12th Tribeca Film Festival 2013 | Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Winner |
| 15th Ghent International Film Festival 2013 | Canvas Audience Award | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| 22nd Raindance Film Festival 2013 | Best International Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
| 23rd St. Louis International Film Festival 2013 | St. Louis Film Critics' Joe Pollack Best Feature Award | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| 23rd St. Louis International Film Festival 2013 | Best International Film | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
| 25th Stockholm International Film Festival 2013 | Open Zone Award | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
| 27th European Film Awards 2013 | Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
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59th David di Donatello Awards
19 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Winner |
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Winner |
| Best Film | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Script | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo & Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Valeria Golino | Winner |
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Jérôme Almèras | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Bettina Pontiggia | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
| Best Hairstyling | Stéphane Desmarez | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Caroline Philipponnat | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Indiana Production Rai Cinema and Motorino Amaranto | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Mauro Radaelli | Nominee |
| Best Score | Carlo Virzì | Nominee |
| Best Song | Giacomo Vaccai e Jackie O'S Farm | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Effetti Digitali Italiani (eng: Italian Digital Effects) | Nominee |
| Youngs' David | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
69th Silver Ribbon Awards
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio e Fabrizio Gifuni | Winner |
| Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Winner |
| Best Scenography | Mauro Radaelli | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo & Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli | Winner |
| Guglielmo Biraghi Award | Matilde Gioli | Winner |
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Indiana Production, Rai Cinema and Motorino Amaranto | Nominee |
29th Ciak d'oro
10 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Winner |
| Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Editing | Cecilia Zanuso | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo and Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Costumes | Bettina Pontiggia | Nominee |
| Best Movie Poster | Riccardo Fidenzi and Maurizio Rubens | Nominee |
| Best Music | Carlo Virzì | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Roberto Mozzarelli, Emanuele Chiappa and Alessandro Orlando | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Fabrizio Gifuni | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Matilde Gioli | Nominee |
4th Ischia Global Film & Music Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Ischia Italian Director Award | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Ischia Italian Movie Award | Paolo Virzì, Fabrizio Donvito, Benedetto Habib and Marco Cohen | Winner |
54th Globi d'oro
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best Actor | Fabrizio Bentivoglio | Nominee |
| Best Script | Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo | Nominee |
12th Tribeca Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Winner |
| Best Narrative Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
23rd St. Louis International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| St. Louis Film Critics' Joe Pollack Best Feature Award | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
| Best International Film | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
34th Hawaii International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| EuroCinema Hawai'i Best Actress Award | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Winner |
| EuroCinema Hawai'i Award | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
50th Chicago International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Gold Plaque for Best Art Direction | Mauro Radaelli | Winner |
| Gold Hugo for Best International Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
15th Ghent International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Canvas Audience Award | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
41st Flaiano International Prizes
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Pegasus Award for Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Winner |
27th European Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
22nd Raindance Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
25th Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Open Zone Award | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
37th Denver Film Festival
1 nomination
| Krzysztof Kieslowski Award for Best Feature | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |
50th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Crystal Globe | Paolo Virzì | Nominee |