Genre: Drama
Director: Matteo Gerrone
Cast: Aniello Arena, Loredana Simioli, Nando Paone, Graziella Marina, Nello Iorio, Nunzia Schiano, Rosaria D'urso, Giuseppina Cervizzi, Claudia Gerini, Raffaele Ferrante, Paola Minaccioni, Ciro Petrone, Salvatore Misticone, Vincenzo Riccio, Martina Graziuso, Alessandra Scognamillo
Writers: Matteo Gerrone, Massimo Gaudioso
Rating: M
Run Time: 115 min
Synopsis
From the acclaimed director of Gomorrah, Matteo
Garrone, Reality takes audiences on a
emotionally charged journey through the heightened reality of
Italy's obsession with TV and celebrity culture. A funny,
incisive satire on the very nature of truth and illusion,
Reality is the story of Luciano, a
garrulous Neopolitan fishmongerwho supplements his modest income by
pulling off little scams together with his wife Maria. A likeable,
entertaining guy, Luciano never misses an opportunity to perform
for his customers and countless relatives . But Luciano's
unexpected and sudden obsession with being a contestant on a
reality show leads him down a rabbit hole of skewed perceptions and
paranoia.
Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
2012