ADAGIO

“After doing a stint abroad, I’m finally back in Rome and making a film about it. The city has changed, and so have I. I saw it through new eyes as I walked its streets at a different pace: an adagio. […] An outstanding cast was eager to come on board, and each one of them brought their character to life. They fleshed out the inexorable and even poignant decline of three old glories of the Roman underworld, futilely seeking redemption in a world that is even more cynical, chaotic, and brutal than the one they had lorded over in their heyday. It’s a world that steamrolls family ties, friendships, and fraternal loyalties, making money the only currency of human bonds. The city is ruled by chaos, corruption, and cynicism, choked by a scorching heat, ravaged by fires, and plunged into darkness due to random blackouts. There is one ray of light, however: the new generation.” (Stefano Sollima)

Stefano Sollima (Rome) was the showrunner, executive producer, and director of the TV series Gomorrah, based on the book by Roberto Saviano; he also directed the twenty-two episodes of the popular series Romanzo Criminale, about the Gang of the Magliana. His directorial debut on the big screen, A.C.A.B.: All Cops Are Bastards, earned him six nominations at the 2012 David di Donatello awards, including best debut director. Three years later, he directed Suburra, based on the novel of the same name by Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo De Cataldo, followed by Soldado in 2018. In 2019, he directed the series ZeroZeroZero, about the drug trade. In 2021, he helmed Without Remorse, the big screen adaptation of the 1993 Tom Clancy thriller of the same name.