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The Life Ahead
2020
· Movie
· 94 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
39–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A former prostitute and Holocaust survivor in Italy runs a daycare for the children of other sex workers. She reluctantly takes in a twelve-year-old Senegalese orphan who recently robbed her. The two lonely outcasts, both haunted by their pasts, slowly form an unlikely and powerful bond.
Details
- Director
- Edoardo Ponti
- Writers
- Edoardo Ponti, Fabio Natale, Ugo Chiti
- Based on
- a work by Romain Gary
- Studio
- Palomar, Artemis Rising
- Released
- 3 November 2020
- Country
- Italy, United States
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 11 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →1 major award won · 11 wins from 27 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2021 | Best Original Song | " Io sì (Seen) " ( Diane Warren & Laura Pausini ) | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2021 | Best Young Performer | Ibrahima Gueye | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 | Best Intergenerational Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2021 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
| Best Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Ibrahima Gueye | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " Io sì (Seen) " ( Diane Warren & Laura Pausini ) | Nominee |
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sophia Loren | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Edoardo Ponti | Winner |
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Music Supervision – Film | Bonnie Greenberg | Winner |
| Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Winner |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Sophia Loren | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
| Best Intergenerational Film | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Sophia Loren | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Edoardo Ponti | Nominee |
David di Donatello
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Sophia Loren | Winner |
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Dame Award For Defying Ageism | Sophia Loren | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Life Ahead | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Film | Edoardo Ponti | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | The Life Ahead | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "Io sì (Seen)" (Diane Warren, Laura Pausini & Niccolò Agliardi) | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Maurizio Argentieri, Riccardo Righini and Mauro Eusepi | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding International Motion Picture | The Life Ahead | Nominee |