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Loose Cannons, originally titled Mine vaganti, is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Özpetek co-wrote the screenplay with Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as producer. The cast includes Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Lunetta Savino, and Ennio Fantastichini. Maurizio Calvesi handled cinematography, and Andrea Crisanti was the production designer. The narrative is set in Salento during the 2000s, with filming taking place in Apulia.
The film explores themes of coming out, hiding, family, and intergenerational struggle. It was distributed by Disney+ via video on demand and has been assessed using the Bechdel test. Loose Cannons received nominations for the European Film Award for Best Composer and the European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film, as well as a David di Donatello for Best Director. It was also a participant in the 23rd European Film Awards.
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7.3Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
Cast
- Riccardo Scamarcio as Tommaso
- Nicole Grimaudo as Alba
- Alessandro Preziosi as Antonio
- Ennio Fantastichini as Vincenzo
- Lunetta Savino as Stefania
- Ilaria Occhini as La nonna
Themes
- coming out
- lgbt
- gay theme
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 23rd European Film Awards
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Main subject
- shame
- Director
- Ferzan Özpetek
- Screenwriter
- Ivan Cotroneo
- Producer
- Domenico Procacci
- Cinematographer
- Maurizio Calvesi
- Narrative location
- Salento
- Filming location
- Apulia
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 840340
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Mine vaganti - Tribeca Film Festival.jpg
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- publication date
- 2010-07-15
- title
- Mine vaganti
- production designer
- Andrea Crisanti
- distributed by
- Disney+
- Commons category
- Mine vaganti
- nominated for
- David di Donatello for Best Director
- set in period
- 2000s
- review score
- 72%
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