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Solino

Solino

Solino

Solino

2002•2h 0m•

★7.0(72 ratings)

ComedyDramaRomance

Overview

The movie portrays the story of an Italian family emigrated in Germany in the 1970s. Romano (Gigi Savoia), the father, decides to open a pizzeria which, by mutual decision with the wife Rosa (Antonella Attili), will call Solino, leaving his sons Gigi and Giancarlo to work there. A hostile relationship comes to life between the father and his sons, which will end up in the escape of the boys from family.

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Main Cast

Barnaby Metschurat

Barnaby Metschurat

Gigi

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Giancarlo

Gigi Savoia

Gigi Savoia

Romano

Antonella Attili

Antonella Attili

Rosa

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Patrycia Ziolkowska

Jo

Hermann Lause

Hermann Lause

Herr Klasen

Lucas Gregorowicz

Lucas Gregorowicz

Hajo

Tiziana Lodato

Tiziana Lodato

Ada

Franco Javarone

Franco Javarone

Alfredo

Christian Tasche

Christian Tasche

Jos Vater

Annika Schmitz

Annika Schmitz

Jo Kind

Nicola Cutrignelli

Nicola Cutrignelli

Gigi Kind

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Fatih Akin

Writing

Screenplay: Ruth Toma

Production

Producer: Hejo Emons
Producer: Stefan Schubert
Producer: Ralph Schwingel
Casting: Sabine Schwedhelm
Casting: Ingeborg Molitoris
Casting: Béatrice Kruger

Music & Sound

Music: Jannos Eolou
Original Music Composer: Jannos Eolou

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Rainer Klausmann

Editing

Editor: Andrew Bird

Art Direction

Production Design: Michael Pfalzer
Production Design: Bettina Schmidt

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Lucia Faust

Keywords

sibling relationshipcheatingitalypizzeriaforeign workerleukemiaoberhausengastarbeiter

Did You Know?

#1

It was a co-production between: Germany, Italy.

#2

The film was directed by Fatih Akin.

#3

The screenplay was written by Ruth Toma.

#4

The score was composed by Jannos Eolou.

#5

Cinematography was handled by Rainer Klausmann.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0292242.

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Rating

7.0/10

Good

72 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Solino

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

16

Language:

Deutsch, Italiano

Country of Origin:

Germany, Italy

Production Companies:

Wüste Film

Wüste Filmproduktion

Wüste Film West