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The Son's Room
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74/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 85.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A successful psychoanalyst lives a contented life with his family in a small Italian city. A sudden and tragic accident shatters their existence, leaving them paralyzed by grief. The family members begin to drift apart, each consumed by guilt and "what if" questions, struggling to find a way to communicate their pain.
Details
- Director
- Nanni Moretti
- Writers
- Heidrun Schleef, Linda Ferri, Nanni Moretti
- Studio
- Sacher Film, Bac Films, StudioCanal, RAI Cinema
- Released
- 9 March 2001
- Country
- Italy, France
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $11.8M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →2 major awards won · 7 wins from 19 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2001 | Palme d'Or | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2001 | FIPRESCI Prize | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| César Awards 2002 | Best Foreign Film | Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| David di Donatello Awards 2001 | Best Producer | Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| David di Donatello Awards 2001 | Best Script | Linda Ferri, Nanni Moretti and Heidrun Schleef | Nominee |
| David di Donatello Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| David di Donatello Awards 2001 | Best Actress | Laura Morante | Winner |
| David di Donatello Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actress | Jasmine Trinca | Nominee |
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19 awards — The Son's Room
×| FIPRESCI Prize | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film | Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Laura Morante | Winner |
| Best Film | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| Best Score | Nicola Piovani | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| Best Director | Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Esmeralda Calabria | Nominee |
| Best Producer | Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Giancarlo Basili | Nominee |
| Best Script | Linda Ferri, Nanni Moretti and Heidrun Schleef | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Alessandro Zanon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Silvio Orlando | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jasmine Trinca | Nominee |
| Guglielmo Biraghi Award | Jasmine Trinca | Winner |
| Silver Ribbon | Nanni Moretti | Winner |
| Best Actress | Laura Morante | Nominee |
| Best Film | Angelo Barbagallo and Nanni Moretti | Nominee |