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November 5 - 22

2026

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Crossing Europe

Human Capital

1 hr. 50 min. | Drama | N/A

Lake Como, Italy. A cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve. What happened that night? How will this accident change the destiny of the rich Bernaschi family and the Rovelli family on the edge of bankruptcy?

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Paolo Virzì

Paolo Virzì

Paolo Virzì was born in Italy in 1964. Film director, writer and producer, he is considered to be one of the major heirs of the Italian-style comedy film tradition. He made his directing debut in 1994 with Living It Up which was presented at the Venice Film Festival. Among his film credits there are films like Ferie d’agosto (1995), Hardboiled Egg (1997), which won the Grand Special Jury prize at the Venice Film Festival, Caterina in the Big City (2003) and The First Beautiful Thing (2010).
Languages
Italian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Il capitale umano
Produced
2014: Italy, France

Film information

Director
Paolo Virzì
Screenplay
Paolo Virzì, Francesco Bruni, Francesco Piccolo
Music
Carlo Virzì
Cinematography
Jérôme Almeras, Simon Beaufils
Cast
Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Fabrizio Gifuni, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Valeria Golino, Luigi Lo Cascio, Matilde Gioli
More information
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