7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Crime • 2022 • 117 min
Nostalgia (2022)
Nostalgia (2022)
Overview
A Neapolitan man returns home after forty years abroad to care for his dying mother, only to find his childhood friend has become a crime boss. Director Mario Martone grounds the film in the Rione Sanità district, a neighborhood where family loyalty, Catholic faith, and community roots function as moral anchors. The story treats those anchors seriously rather than ironically. Multigenerational bonds drive the drama. Religion appears as a genuine social force, not a target for critique. There is no political framing, no identity politics, and no progressive corrective built into the narrative. The result is a film that sits comfortably in traditional Italian cultural values, earning a Leans Traditional label without much friction.
Starring Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino • Francesco Di Leva • Tommaso Ragno
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
A Neapolitan man returns home after forty years abroad to care for his dying mother, only to find his childhood friend has become a crime boss. Director Mario Martone grounds the film in the Rione Sanità district, a neighborhood where family loyalty, Catholic faith, and community roots function as moral anchors. The story treats those anchors seriously rather than ironically. Multigenerational bonds drive the drama. Religion appears as a genuine social force, not a target for critique. There is no political framing, no identity politics, and no progressive corrective built into the narrative. The result is a film that sits comfortably in traditional Italian cultural values, earning a Leans Traditional label without much friction.
Starring Cast
Pierfrancesco Favino • Francesco Di Leva • Tommaso Ragno
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film primarily focuses on apolitical themes of memory, identity, and personal reckoning within a complex social context, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies from either the left or the right.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting that reflects its specific Italian cultural setting, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on personal drama and cultural themes, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High
The film strongly emphasizes multigenerational family bonds, the importance of one's origins and community as an extended family, and the positive role of religion within that community, portraying these traditional aspects of family life positively.
Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High
The film prominently features Don Luigi Rega, a Catholic priest, as a virtuous and courageous figure working to help the community and combat the Camorra. His faith is portrayed as a source of strength and moral guidance, embodying positive values.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Nostalgia' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or explore related themes. Its narrative centers on a man's return to his hometown and his engagement with personal history and local dynamics, without incorporating queer identities or experiences into its story.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film "Nostalgia" does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or explore transgender themes within its narrative. The story primarily focuses on Felice Lasco's return to his hometown of Naples, his reconnection with his past, and his interactions with family and an old friend. There are no plot points or character arcs related to transsexual identity.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film "Nostalgia" is an adaptation of Ermanno Rea's novel. All major characters, including Felice Lasco, Don Luigi, and Oreste, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. No character's gender was altered for the screen adaptation.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is an adaptation of an Italian novel, set in Naples, Italy. The main characters, originally depicted as Italian, are portrayed by Italian actors, maintaining their established racial and ethnic identities from the source material.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.8
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8.9
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