The Hand of God Movie Storyline. From Academy Award-winning writer and director Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo, The Great Beauty, The Young Pope), comes the story of a boy, Fabietto Schisa, in the tumultuous Naples of the 1980s. The Hand of God is a story full of unexpected joys, such as the arrival of football legend Diego Maradona, and an equally unexpected tragedy. Fate plays its part, joy and tragedy intertwine, and Fabietto’s future is set in motion. Sorrentino returns to his hometown to tell his most personal story, a tale of fate and family, sports and cinema, love and loss.
The Hand of God (Italian: È Stata la Mano di Dio) is a 2021 Italian drama film written, directed, and produced by Paolo Sorrentino. It stars Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna and Ciro Capano.
It competed for the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize and where Filippo Scotti received the Marcello Mastroianni Award. It is scheduled to be released in a limited release on 24 November 2021, followed by streaming on Netflix on December 15, 2021.
In July 2020, it was announced Paolo Sorrentino would write, direct, and produce the film, with Netflix attached to distribute. In September 2020, Toni Servillo joined the cast of the film, with principal photography commencing that same month, in Naples, Italy.
In July 2020, a lawyer for Diego Maradona stated he was exploring legal action against the film for its title, as it is a reference to Maradona’s 1986 FIFA World Cup goal against England, and use of Maradona’s image was not authorized. However, Netflix stated the film is not a sports film or about Maradona and instead a personal story inspired by Sorrentino’s youth.
The Hand of God (2021)
Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Luisa Ranieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Renato Carpentieri, Marlon Joubert, Betti Pedrazzi, Biagio Manna, Ciro Capano
Screenplay by: Paolo Sorrentino
Production Design by: Carmine Guarino
Cinematography by: Daria D’Antonio
Film Editing by: Cristiano Travaglioli
Costume Design by: Mariano Tufano
Art Direction by: Saverio Sammali
Music by: Lele Marchitelli
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content, language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: September 2, 2021 (Venice), November 24, 2021
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