Film David di Donatello 2024: where to see them at the cinema or on TV

They are the best films of the year just ended. At least according to the Academy of David di Donatello awards, the day after the awards ceremony at Cinecittà theater 5 where I captain Of Matteo Garrone it triumphed as best film and There’s still tomorrow Of Paola Cortellesi took home six statuettes out of a record 19 nominations. Here’s a little guide on where to find the awarded films on the platforms. With one recommendation, if you still find them scheduled in theaters, in festivals, second-run cinemas, arenas that will open in a month’s time, see them on the big screen for which their directors designed them.

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I Captain by Matteo Garrone

Seven statuettes including the two, very heavy and very important ones of “best film” and “best director”, the film by Matteo Garrone concludes on the David stage the journey that began at the Venice Film Festival and culminated in the night of the Oscars. Available on Sky on demand and Now, the film tells the Odyssey of two sixteen-year-olds from Senegal, two cousins ​​with the dream of becoming musicians in Europe, who – secretly from their families – attempt the journey to Italy. It will be a dramatic and violent journey, through the Niger desert, Libyan prisons, the exploitation of labor up to the sea crossing that will transform the teenager Seydou into the captain of the title. Inspired by the true story of Mamadou (present yesterday on the David stage) it is a work that mixes the raw realism of the truth story and the poetic dimension of the director of Gomorrah And Pinocchio.

There’s Still Tomorrow by Paola Cortellesi

It is the record-breaking film, with a stratospheric gross of 36 and a half million euros, 5 and a half million spectators, fifty-six thousand school children – as Paola Cortellesi recalled last night when collecting the David Giovani, one of the six prizes collected at Cinecittà. A phenomenon film that many Italians have seen and perhaps even seen again. Like I Captain will certainly return to theaters, also thanks to the initiative Cinema revolution which from 9 June to 19 September offers tickets for 3.50 euros for Italian and European films. In the meantime, anyone who wants to see it or see it again on TV can go on Sky on demand, Now or Netflix. Delia’s story, of her bad marriage made up of fights and silence, and her story of resilience and redemption in Italy becoming a Republic, entertained and moved a huge audience. Which is destined to grow further.

Kidnapped by Marco Bellocchio

Five Davids by Donatello at the film Marco Bellocchio, Kidnapped. An important and complex film that reveals in detail a removed story of our past, that of little Edgardo Mortara taken from his Emilian Jewish family because he was baptized by a maid in 1858, kidnapped from his family to be raised as a Catholic under the custody of Pope Pius IX , sparking an international case. AND available on Now.

LAF building by Michele Riondino

He won three very important awards (best leading actor, best supporting actor, Elio Germano and best original song, My land Of Diodate) the directorial debut film of Michele Riondino, LAF building which is available on Sky and Now. A true yet surreal story that tells the first trial for mobbing in Italy, in 1997 at Ilva, based on testimonies and trial documents. It tells of the purgatory building where unwelcome employees, technicians and workers who had to be demoted and/or fired were placed and paid without doing anything. Riondino plays Caterino, a worker hired by company leaders as a spy to identify workers to get rid of. Alongside Riondino are Elio Germano, the unscrupulous manager and Vanessa Scalera, one of the “guests” of the building.

Adagio by Stefano Sollima

It won the David for best soundtrack, written by Subsonic the film of Stefano Sollima Slowly. Manuel, a sixteen year old boy, tries to enjoy life as much as he can, while he takes care of his elderly father. Victim of blackmail, he goes to a party to take some photos of a mysterious individual but, feeling tricked, he decides to escape. He thus finds himself pursued by blackmailers who turn out to be extremely dangerous and determined to eliminate what they believe to be an inconvenient witness. Manuel understands that he is entangled in something that is bigger than him and will be forced to ask for protection from two ex-criminals, old acquaintances of his father. Yes it can rent on Mediaset infinity+, Rakuten tv and Apple tv+.

Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet

After winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film won the Oscar for best foreign film Anatomy of a fall (streaming on Mubi and for rent on Prime Video, Mediaset infinity, Rakuten tv And Apple tv+) also won the best international David. It is a psychological thriller that delves into the secrets of a family formed by the German writer Sandra, her husband Samuel, a teacher who has lost his luster and self-confidence since his son Daniel lost his sight due to an accident for which the man feels responsible. Locked in a remote mountain chalet in the French Alps, the three live isolated from the world. When Samuel dies in mysterious circumstances, the investigations cannot determine whether it was a suicide or not, but suspicions fall on Sandra who is arrested for murder, as the trial continues, the tumultuous relationship she had with her husband emerges. Things get complicated when the boy also arrives on the witness stand.

Someone Over There Loves Me by Mario Martone

We close the review with the David award-winning documentary Someone over there loves me Of Mario Martone dedicated to Massimo Troisi. Yes it can catch up on Netflix, Sky on demand and Now. memories, the testimonies of directors, actors, friends, unreleased videos that retrace a short and unforgettable life and career.