Diciannove

“[An] uncompromising feature debut.”

“Such a refreshingly original debut film.”

“Carefree, provocative, lopsided and asyntactic, Diciannove speaks the language of Gen Z kids, born after 2000, and is addressed to them.”

“Diciannove is unflinchingly honest about what it’s like to be 19... it feels more real than many movies supposedly about being young today.”

“A creative shape-shifter.”

“Very hard to come up with an original coming of age story but newcomer Giovanni Tortorici made it work.”

“The film stays limber, hopeful and affectionate.”

“Tortorici is carrying on a tradition of Italian art films, including Fellini’s I Vitelloni and Pasolini’s Accattone, about disaffected youth who are part of a lost generation.”