
The life and artistic journey of Neapolitan actor Massimo Troisi.
Directed by Alessandro Bencivenga, Il mio amico Massimo leans on a strong ensemble — Carlo Verdone, Massimo Troisi, Nino Frassica — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2022.
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Naples, Trajan's district. Initially it was intended for the inhabitants of the shantytowns on the seafront of Naples, who were homeless after the war. But it soon became a kind of ghetto. Alessandro and Pietro are two teenagers who film with an iPhone to tell their difficult neighborhood, their daily life, the friendship that binds them.
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