“A World Apart”.. An Italian comedy about school and belonging on the Rainbow Theater screen
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The Royal Film Commission of Jordan, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in Amman, screened yesterday evening, Tuesday, the Italian feature film “A World Apart,” directed by Riccardo Milani, at the Rainbow Theater in Jabal Amman, as part of the activities of the 26th edition of the Week of the Italian Language in the World.
The film, produced in 2024 and spanning 113 minutes, presents a blend of comedy and drama, in Italian with Arabic and English subtitles, and addresses issues of education, belonging, and the importance of school in the lives of small communities.
The film’s events revolve around teacher Michele Cortese, who, after forty years of teaching in the Italian capital, Rome, decides to move to a small town in central Italy to work in a school that includes a single class for children aged between seven and ten. Between the difficulty of adapting to the new environment and his growing relationship with the students and the deputy principal, Agnese, the teacher begins to discover the meaning of belonging to a place.
The events escalate when the teacher receives news that threatens the future of the school, following a decision to close it permanently at the end of the academic year due to an insufficient number of students enrolled for the next year, leading him to begin a journey to save the school and preserve the future of its children.
The film won four awards, including the Silver Ribbon awards for Best Comedy Film and Best Actress in a Comedy Film, as part of the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists awards for 2024, and was nominated for two additional awards in Italy.
This event comes within the framework of Italian-Jordanian cultural cooperation, highlighting Italian cinema as a space for expressing social and humanitarian issues, and promoting cultural exchange through film screenings. The screening begins at 7:00 PM, admission is free, and the film is rated for ages 16 and up.
