The Italian Cultural Institute of Bangkok and the Embassy of Italy in Thailand present to the Thai public the 15th edition of Moviemov – Italian Cinema, offering a selection of works that reflect the richness and variety of contemporary Italian filmmaking. The festival opens with the screening of the short film Bangkok 24/7 – Italian Eyes by Ekachai Uekrongtham, followed by La Grazia by Paolo Sorrentino, at House Samyan cinema. Registration for the opening event begins at 18:00, 21 April 2026
Below is the program:
Bangkok 24/7 – Italian Eyes
Documentary – Short Film – 14+
21 April at 19:00, House 3
Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, starring Carolina Crescentini, Paola Minaccioni, Michele Truglio, Roberto Faenza, Elda Ferri, Giorgio Colangeli, Gianni Paolucci and Roberto Di Girolamo. Produced by ACPlaytownRoma.
The short film captures vibrant moments of life, places, and emotions experienced and recorded over 24 hours in Bangkok, through the eyes of some of the most talented Italian directors, producers, and actors visiting the Thai capital. Each of them encountered the city at a specific moment of the day or night. The result is a spontaneous and unpredictable visual diary that offers a surprising portrait of Bangkok. The project was conceived and created by award‑winning Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham.
La grazia
Drama – 14+
21 April at 19:00, House 3
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello.
Screenplay: Paolo Sorrentino.
Produced by Fremantle, The Apartment, Numero 10.
Duration: 131 minutes
Distribution: The Match Factory.
Mariano De Santis is the President of the Italian Republic. He has no connection to real presidents: he is entirely a fictional character. A widower and a Catholic, he has a daughter, Dorotea, also a jurist. As his term comes to an end, two final tasks emerge during seemingly quiet days: deciding on two delicate requests for pardon. True moral dilemmas that intertwine with his private life in ways that seem impossible to untangle. Driven by doubt, he must choose. And with a profound sense of responsibility, this extraordinary President will do so.
Director’s Notes: La Grazia is a film about doubt—and the need to embrace it. This is especially true in politics, even more so today, in a world where politicians too often present packages of certainties that generate only harm, friction, and resentment. This undermines collective well‑being, dialogue, and harmony. Mariano De Santis is a man guided by doubt. La Grazia is a film about a moral dilemma: whether to grant clemency to two individuals who committed murder, perhaps under circumstances that might be forgiven; whether to sign, as a Catholic, a problematic law on euthanasia.
Festivals and Awards: New York Film Festival 2025 – Spotlight; Venice Biennale 2025 – Venezia 82, Opening Film – Volpi Cup (Toni Servillo), Arca CinemaGiovani Prize – Best Italian Film, Brian Award, Francesco Pasinetti Award; Chicago International Film Festival 2025 – International Competition, Silver Hugo for Best Screenplay.
Primavera
Drama, Historical – 14+
22 April at 17:00, House 4
Directed by Damiano Michieletto, starring Tecla Insolia, Michele Riondino, Andrea Pennacchi, Fabrizia Sacchi, Valentina Bellè, Stefano Accorsi.
Screenplay: Ludovica Rampoldi, Damiano Michieletto (from the novel Stabat Mater by Tiziano Scarpa).
Produced by Indigo Film, Warner Bros. Pictures.
Duration: 110 minutes
Distribution: Paradise City Sales.
Venice, early 18th century. Famous for its exceptional music program, the Pietà orphanage hosts Cecilia, a twenty‑year‑old violin virtuoso. Despite her extraordinary talent, Cecilia remains confined within the institution and, like all the girls, seems destined only for marriage. Her life changes dramatically when Antonio Vivaldi, a brilliant and ambitious composer, arrives as the new violin master. Through a complex artistic relationship with Vivaldi and his music, Cecilia finds the strength to challenge a destiny that seemed already written.
Festivals and Awards: TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival 2025 – Special Presentations; Les rencontres du cinéma italien à Toulouse 2025 – Jury Prize, Audience Prize, Best Young Actress (Tecla Insolia); Chicago International Film Festival 2025 – Spotlight, Audience Award.
Domani Interrogo (Classmates)
Drama, Comedy – 14+
23 April at 17:00, House 4
Directed by Umberto Carteni
Cast: Anna Ferzetti, Fabio Bizzarro, Zoe Massenti, Sara Silvestro, Manuela Zero
Screenplay: Gaja Cenciarelli, Umberto Carteni, Herbert Simone Paragnani
Produced by On Production, Rai Cinema
Duration: 95 minutes
Distribution: Vision Distribution
A young English teacher, terrified yet devoted to her work, is assigned to the most difficult class of a high school in Rebibbia. Amid smoke, broken families, drugs, and first loves, the students experience school as a cage. Nicknamed “Pressoré,” the teacher must choose whether to flee, give up, or face them head‑on. Slowly, she finds a way to reach their hearts, giving new meaning to the students’ school journey—and to her own.
Festivals and Awards: Alice nella Città 2025 – Panorama Italia, Special Screenings.
Le cose non dette (Things We Don’t Say)
Drama – 14+
23 April at 19:00, House 4
Directed by Gabriele Muccino Starring Stefano Accorsi, Carolina Crescentini, Miriam Leone, Claudio Santamaria
Screenplay: Gabriele Muccino, Delia Ephron (from the novel Siracusa)
Produced by Lotus Production – Leone Film Group, Rai Cinema
Duration: 115 minutes
Distribution: Rai Cinema International Distribution
Carlo and Elisa are a successful couple. He is a university professor and writer in a creative crisis; she is a brilliant and sharp journalist known for her internationally published editorials. They live in Rome, suspended between achievements and routine, affection and something that may be fading. Seeking new energy, they travel to Morocco with their longtime friends Anna and Paolo, and their thirteen‑year‑old daughter Vittoria—curious, bright, and a bit eccentric. Tensions soon begin to surface.
Le città di pianura (The Last One for the Road)
Drama – 14+
24 April at 17:00, House 4
Directed by Francesco Sossai Starring Filippo Scotti, Sergio Romano, Pierpaolo Capovilla, Roberto Citran, Andrea Pennacchi
Screenplay: Francesco Sossai, Adriano Candiago
Produced by Vivo Film, Maze Pictures, Rai Cinema
Distribution: Lucky Number
Duration: 98 minutes
Two penniless fifty‑year‑olds, regulars at local bars, meet a shy and disoriented architecture student. Together they embark on a chaotic road trip across the Venetian plains, where bad advice, drunken nights, and an unexpected friendship challenge the young man’s plans for life and love.
Festivals and Awards: TIFF – Toronto International Film Festival 2025 – Centrepiece; Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2025 – International Competition: Best Feature Film Award, Best Actor Award (Pierpaolo Capovilla, Sergio Romano); Festival Dolce Cinema 2025 – Grand Prix du Jury; Festival de Cannes 2025 – Un Certain Regard.
2 cuori e 2 capanne (Love in Separate Beds)
Comedy – 14+
24 April at 19:00, House 4
Directed by Massimiliano Bruno Starring Edoardo Leo, Claudia Pandolfi, Gianmarco Tognazzi, Giorgio Colangeli
Screenplay: Massimiliano Bruno, Andrea Bassi, Damiano Bruè, Lisa Ricciardi
Produced by Italian International Film – Gruppo Lucisano
Distribution : Vision Distribution
Duration: 108 minutes
She hates men, he hates complications—but after a night of passion that unexpectedly binds them, these two irreconcilable opposites are forced to live together… working in the same school, with a baby on the way. Can a convinced feminist and an unaware chauvinist find common ground?
Festivals and Awards: Alice nella Città – Panorama Italia, Audience Award 2026; CinemaItaliaOggi – Poland 2026.
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