Battlefield (Italian: Campo di battaglia) is a 2024 Italian war drama film directed by Gianni Amelio, written by Amelio and Alberto Taraglio, and starring Alessandro Borghi as a World War I-era doctor in Northern Italy.[1]

Battlefield
Theatrical release poster
ItalianCampo di battaglia
Directed byGianni Amelio
Written by
  • Gianni Amelio
  • Alberto Taraglio
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLuan Amelio Ujkaj
Edited bySimona Paggi
Music byFranco Piersanti
Production
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Distributed by01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 31 August 2024 (2024-08-31) (Venice)
  • 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) (Italy)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, where it was competing for the Golden Lion and waz released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 5 September 2024.[2]

Cast

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  • Alessandro Borghi
  • Gabriel Montesi
  • Federica Rosellini
  • Giovanni Scotti
  • Vince Vivenzio
  • Alberto Cracco
  • Luca Lazzareschi
  • Maria Grazia Plos
  • Rita Bosello

Release

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In July 2024, Battlefield was announced as a main competition entry at that year's Venice International Film Festival.[2]

Reception

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 80%, based on seven critcs. [3] The Guardian gave to the film a rating of 3 on 4 stars. [4]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref
Golden Lion
(Venice Film Festival)
2024 Best film Battlefield Pending

References

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  1. ^ "Battlefield". Film Italia. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vivarelli, Nick; Shafer, Ellise. "Venice Film Festival Lineup: 'Joker 2' With Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie's 'Maria' and Luca Guadagnino's Daniel Craig-Led 'Queer' to Debut in Competition". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/battlefield/reviews
  4. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/aug/31/campo-di-battaglia-review-medicos-face-off-in-stately-first-world-war-hospital-drama
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