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The Hand of God
2021
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1407
- IMDb #1554
- Google retired #1788
- Metacritic #1056
- Letterboxd #1118
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1749
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #950
- Metacritic Audience #1436
- Criticker #1091
- Kinopoisk #1347
- AlloCiné #1313
- Trakt #1339
Every rating
57–86
out of 100
In 1980s Naples, a young man's life is shaped by two pivotal events: the arrival of football legend Diego Maradona to his city's team, and a sudden family tragedy. The film is a coming-of-age story that intertwines the personal and the magical, exploring fate, family, and the dreams that define a future, set against a vibrant and chaotic backdrop.
Details
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Writer
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Studio
- The Apartment Pictures
- Released
- 24 November 2021
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian, Neapolitan
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.1M
- Box office
- $167.9K
- Awards
- 25 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 68 →4 major awards won · 25 wins from 68 nominations across 38 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2021 | Pasinetti Award for Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2021 | Marcello Mastroianni Award | Filippo Scotti | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2021 | Grand Jury Prize | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2021 | Pasinetti Award for Best Actress | Teresa Saponangelo | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2023 | Best European Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best International Feature Film | Italy | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2022 | Best Casting | Annamaria Sambucco | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2022 | Best Film Not In the English Language | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Venice Film Festival
5 nominations, 4 won
| Grand Jury Prize | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Marcello Mastroianni Award | Filippo Scotti | Winner |
| Pasinetti Award for Best Actress | Teresa Saponangelo | Winner |
| Pasinetti Award for Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
2 nominations
| Best Casting | Annamaria Sambucco | Nominee |
| Best Film Not In the English Language | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Italy | Nominee |
Critics Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
8 nominations, 8 won
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best International Feature | The Hand of God | Winner |
| Breakout Actor of the Year | Filippo Scotti | Winner |
| European Director of the Year | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| European Feature Film of the Year | The Hand of God | Winner |
| European Producer of the Year | Lorenzo Mieli | Winner |
| Italian Actor of the Year | Toni Servillo | Winner |
| Italian Actress of the Year | Teresa Saponangelo | Winner |
David di Donatello
16 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | Daria D'Antonio | Winner |
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
| Best Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Teresa Saponangelo | Winner |
| David Youth Award | The Hand of God | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Filippo Scotti | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Mariano Tufano | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Cristiano Travaglioli | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Vincenzo Mastrantonio | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Paolo Sorrentino & Lorenzo Mieli | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Iole Autero & Carmine Guarino | Nominee |
| Best Sound | The Hand of God | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Toni Servillo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Luisa Ranieri | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Rodolfo Migliari | Nominee |
Black Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
Hawaii Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| International Spotlight Award | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
Mill Valley Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Festival Award | Paolo Sorrentino & Filippo Scotti | Winner |
Newport Beach Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
South African Online Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | The Hand of God | Winner |
European Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
North American Film Critic Association
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Daria D'Antonio | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Drama | Annamaria Sambucco | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Daria D'Antonio | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Silvia Moraes | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Filippo Scotti | Nominee |
Kansas City Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
Music City Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
North Dakota Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
Phoenix Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Robert Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-English Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America
1 nomination
| Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Feature Film - Contemporary | Iole Autero & Carmine Guarino | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominee |
Turkish Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Streaming Film | The Hand of God | Nominee |