Drive Me Home
Direzione Generale per il Cinema (2018)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Road Trip
Not In Collection
#1861
7*
Seen ItYes
(4/7/2020 HereTV & 10/23/2020 Dekkoo)
IMDB   5.6
94 mins Italy / Italian
Here TV 
Marco D'Amore Agostino
Vinicio Marchioni Antonio
Chiara Muscato Paola
Lou Castel Karl
Jennifer Ulrich Emily
Nicola Adobati Marco
Francesco Bianco
Gabriele Vinci
Stephen Brian Tomasi Yuri
Nicola Adobati Wwoofer
Malice Omondi Atteno Elodie
Ben Kerremans Manager Ristorante Anversa
Dieter Kerreman Cameriere Ristorante Anversa
Vittorio Magazzù Tamburello Antonio ragazzo
Francesco Bianco Antonio bambino
Jacopo Vinci Agostino ragazzo
Sofia Bellucci Ragazza della sauna
Chiara Ombelli Ragazza della sauna
Luca Borromeo Ragazzo della sauna
Andrea Heinzel Poliziotto
Philip Petty Poliziotto
Chiara Muscato Paola - Madre di Antonio
Gabriele Vinci Antonio bambino
Marianna Jensen
Giacomo Lorenzi
Roberto Pepoli
Director/Choreographer
Simone Catania
Producer Marco Simon Puccioni
Michele Fornasero
Ariens Damsi
Writer/Composer Simone Catania
Fabio Natale
Cinematography Paolo Ferrari
Music Maurizio Borgna
Giorgio Giampà
Gabriele Ottino
Aimée Portioli


Antonio and Agostino grew up together in a small town in Sicily; they dreamt of living a different life, somewhere else. Now thirty-year-olds, they both live abroad but they lost touch years ago. When Antonio discovers that the house he grew up in, which had been empty for a long time, is about to be sold at auction, he decides to leave and reconnects with his childhood friend. But their lives have changed a lot. Old conflicts and new revelations bring them through Europe on a truck journey.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
IMDb Voters <500
QueerGuru Rating 8

Notes
As I have remarked before, sometimes one needs to take IMDB ratings with a grain of salt. In this case, we have a low IMDB score on a film where two of the leading queer critics have rated the film high; and the number of IMDB voters is less than 500. I was suspicious, and placed the film high on my "to view" list. I was right. This is a fine film. The story is well written, acting good, and production quality more than satisfactory. I must confess, I am partial to road trip films. "On this long journey that will will take eventually Antonio back to Sicily, the friends reconnect but mainly with few words that leave so much still unsaid. Its a testimony to the two talented lead actors and the sheer chemistry between them that make this story so very believable, and engages you to such an extent that you end up wishing for a happy conclusion for them both." [QueerGuru] With road trip films, what is important is the journey more than the destination.

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