The Best Century of My Life
6.4 / Rating
2023
An absurd law prevents John, an unrecognized child at birth, from knowing the identity of his biological parents before his 100th birthday. To succeed in attracting public opinion, his only hope is to obtain the complicity of Gustavo, the only unrecognized-at-birth centenarian alive. The only one who would have the right to avail himself of this legislation but seems to have no interest in doing so. The Most Beautiful Century of My Life tells of the meeting between a centenarian projected into the future and a young man anchored in the past and of their unexpected friendship.
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The Best Century of My Life is a 2023 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Bardani in his feature film directorial debut, based on the play of the same name by Bardani and Luigi Di Capua, which also penned the screenplay alongside Leonardo Fasoli and Maddalena Ravagli. It stars Sergio Castellitto as Gustavo, a centenarian who never met his biological parents, and Valerio Lundini as an adoptee rights activist who uses him to circumvent a law preventing adopted children from learning the identity of their biological parents until they turn 100 years old. It was the final film role of actress Sandra Milo before her death in 2024.
