{{Short description|2017 film}} {{Infobox film | image = Locandina There Is a Light.jpg | director = Fabio Mollo | screenplay = Fabio Mollo<br> Josella Porto | starring = Luca Marinelli <br> Isabella Ragonese | music = Giorgio Giampà | cinematography = Daria D'Antonio | editing = Filippo Montemurro | producer = Donatella Botti |distributor = | released = {{Film date|2017}} | country = | language = Italian | budget = }} '''''There Is a Light''''' ({{Langx|it|Il padre d'Italia|lit='The Father of Italy}}) is a 2017 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Fabio Mollo.
== Plot == {{no plot|date=April 2024}}
== Cast == * Luca Marinelli as Paolo * Isabella Ragonese as Mia * {{Interlanguage link|Mario Sgueglia|it}} as Mario * Anna Ferruzzo as Nunzia
==Production== The film was produced by Bianca Film with Rai Cinema.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scarpa |first1=Vittoria |title=There is a Light: The dreams you're not brave enough to dream |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/324522/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=Cineuropa |date=9 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref> It was shot between Rome, Turin, Naples, and the Calabrian region, namely in the cities of Reggio Calabria, Gioia Tauro and Scilla.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Romano |first1=Pasquale |title='Il Padre d'Italia', il successo non si ferma: arrivano due candidature ai Globi d'oro |url=https://www.citynow.it/padre-ditalia-successo-non-si-ferma-arrivano-due-candidature-ai-globi-doro/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=CityNow |date=31 May 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==Release== The film was released in Italian cinemas on 13 July 2017.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Vitali |first1=Alessandra |title='Il padre d'Italia', Fabio Mollo: "Un inno al coraggio di chi insegue il proprio futuro" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2017/03/08/news/fabio_mollo_il_padre_d_italia-160076313/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=la Repubblica |date=8 March 2017 |language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Niola |first1=Gabriele |title=Il Padre d'Italia è il "film italiano" a cui vale la pena dare una chance |url=https://www.wired.it/play/cinema/2017/03/09/padre-ditalia-film-italiano-cui-vale-la-pena-dare-chances/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=Wired Italia |date=9 March 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==Reception==
For this film Isabella Ragonese won the Globo d'oro for best actress.<ref>{{cite news |title=Globo d'Oro 2017 per La stoffa dei Sogni. Premiata Isabella Ragonese |url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2017/06/15/globo-d-oro-2017-premiati |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=Sky TG24 |date=15 June 2017 |language=it}}</ref> The film also received four Nastro d'Argento nominations, for best actress (Ragonese), best actor (Marinelli), best supporting actress (Ferruzzo) and best original story.<ref>{{cite news |last1=De Luca |first1=Alessandra |title=Nastri d'Argento 2017: tutte le candidature |url=https://www.ciakmagazine.it/magazine/nastri-dargento-2017-tutte-le-candidature/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |work=Ciak |date=7 June 2017 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{cite web |last1=M. |first1=Adri |title=This is Not a Review (It's a Love Note): Il Padre d'Italia |url=https://www.basicstuffmagazine.com/this-is-not-a-review-its-a-love-note-il-padre-ditalia/ |website=Basic Stuff Magazine |access-date=24 April 2024 |date=31 July 2020}} *{{IMDb title}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2017 films Category:2017 drama films Category:Italian drama films Category:Italian road movies Category:Rai Cinema films