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Loose Cannons

2010 · 108 min

A warm, bittersweet family comedy-drama that balances laughter and tears as it explores identity and acceptance.

Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi
Tagline
The only thing more complicated than love is family.
Overview
Tommaso 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.

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Directed by
Ferzan Özpetek
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • trauma
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

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Country
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Languages
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