The Inner Cage

2021 film

2021 (2021)

LanguageItalian

The Inner Cage (Italian: Ariaferma) is a 2021 Italian-Swiss prison drama film co-written and directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo.

The film premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.^[1]^[2] The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best original screenplay and for best actor (Silvio Orlando).^[3]

Plot

An old prison built in the 19th century, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of bureaucratic holdups the transfers have been blocked and a dozen inmates are left, along with a few guards, waiting to be sent to new destinations.^[4]

Cast

Toni Servillo: Gaetano Gargiulo
Silvio Orlando: Carmine Lagioia
Fabrizio Ferracane: Franco Coletti
Salvatore Striano: Cacace
Roberto De Francesco: Buonocore

Reception

The Inner Cage has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 7 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.^[5]

Distribution

After being presented out of competition at the Venice exhibition, the film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 14 October 2021.^[6]

References

^ Mintzer, Jordan (7 September 2021). "'The Inner Cage' ('Ariaferma'): Film Review / Venice 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ De Marco, Camillo (5 September 2021). "Review: The Inner Cage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ Urbani, Ilaria (9 May 2022). "Leonardo Di Costanzo: "Negli anni ho imparato che il cinema non devi cercarlo: viene da te..."". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "The Inner Cage (Ariaferma)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
^ "The Inner Cage | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes.
^ Nazionale, Quotidiano (2021-10-12). "Ariaferma: il bel film con Toni Servillo e Silvio Orlando - Magazine - quotidiano.net". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-11-02.