Palazzina Laf

Palazzina Laf is a 2023 Italian-French drama film co-written and directed by Michele Riondino in his directorial debut and starring along with Elio Germano. The film is about a spy working for a corrupt company where a factory manager hires him to stalk his colleagues.^[1][2] The film's title acronym stands for "Laminatoio a freddo", which translates to "cold rolling mill". Palazzina Laf refers to the name of a real building of the ILVA steel company in Taranto where demoted employees were confined in inhumane working conditions in the late 1990s.^[3]

Palazzina Laf
Directed by	Michele Riondino
Written by	Maurizio Braucci Michele Riondino
Produced by	Carlo Degli Esposti Nicola Serra
Starring	Michele Riondino Elio Germano
Cinematography	Claudio Cofrancesco
Edited by	Julien Panzarasa
Music by	Teho Teardo
Production companies	Bravo Palomar Rai Cinema Paprika Films
Distributed by	BiM Distribution
Release dates	21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) (Rome) 30 November 2023 (2023-11-30) (Italy)
Running time	99 minutes
Countries	Italy France
Language	Italian

Cast

• Michele Riondino as Caterino Lamanna
• Elio Germano as Giancarlo Basile
• Vanessa Scalera as Tiziana Lagioia
• Domenico Fortunato as Angelo Caramia
• Gianni D'Addario as Franco Orlando
• Michele Sinisi as Aldo Romanazzi
• Fulvio Pepe as Renato Morra
• Marina Limosani as Rosalba Liaci
• Eva Cela as Anna
• Anna Ferruzzo as Pubblico Ministero
• Paolo Pierobon as Moretti
• Pierfrancesco Nacca as Fabio

Release

The film premiered in the Grand Public section at the 18th Rome Film Festival on 21 October 2023.^[4][5]

The film was distributed in Italian cinemas by BiM Distribuzione starting from 30 November 2023.

Accolades

At the 69th David di Donatello, Palazzina Laf was nominated for Best New Director and Best Original Screenplay. Michele Riondino won Best Actor and Elio Germano won Best Supporting Actor. Diodato's "La mia terra" won Best Original Song.^[1][2]