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Futura is an insightful portrait of Italy's young people today
Futura (2021)
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Futura (12A)
Directed by Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher
★★★
IN THE words of the great Whitney Houston “children are our future” and so in this ambitious film Italian youngsters voice how they see theirs, painting an insightful portrait of their country.
Three of Italy’s most acclaimed film-makers Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi and Alice Rohrwacher teamed up to embark on a road trip fact-finding mission across Italy in early 2020 to interview a diverse cross section of young people between the ages of 15-20. They asked them “what is the future for you?”
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