The Hand of God

★★★★★

Original title: È stata la mano di Dio · Turkish title: Tanrı'nın Eli

2021 · 2 h 10 min

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino

Drama

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Cast

Filippo Scotti Toni Servillo Teresa Saponangelo

Credits

Written by: Paolo Sorrentino

Plot

A teenager growing up in Naples in the 1980s, loves Maradona and is changed by a family tragedy.

Sinekatalog’s take

Paolo Sorrentino's semi-autobiographical film mixes Naples, football and family tragedy into a warm, funny, sad coming-of-age story. Gorgeously shot and tender, it is his most personal work.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (55,294 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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