The Dinner (2014 film)

The Dinner (Italian: I nostri ragazzi) is a 2014 Italian drama film directed by Ivano De Matteo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valentina Ferlan, loosely based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Herman Koch.^[2][3][4] It is the second film adaptation of the novel, following the 2013 Dutch film Het Diner.

The Dinner
Directed by	Ivano De Matteo
Screenplay by	Valentina Ferlan Ivano De Matteo
Based on	The Dinner by Herman Koch
Produced by	Marco Poccioni Marco Valsania
Starring	Alessandro Gassmann Giovanna Mezzogiorno Luigi Lo Cascio Barbora Bobuľová Rosabell Laurenti Sellers Jacopo Olmo Antinori
Cinematography	Vittorio Omodei Zorini
Edited by	Consuelo Catucci
Music by	Francesco Cerasi
Production companies	Rodeo Drive Rai Cinema
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release dates	September 4, 2014 (2014-09-04) (Venice) September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05) (Italy)
Running time	92 minutes
Box office	$1 million[1]

The film premiered in the Venice Days section at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on September 4, 2014, in which it won the Europa Cinemas Label as Best European Film, and was released in Italy on September 5.^[5]

Cast

• Luigi Lo Cascio as Paolo
• Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Chiara
• Alessandro Gassman as Massimo
• Barbora Bobulova as Sofia
• Rosabell Laurenti Sellers as Benedetta
• Jacopo Olmo Antinori as Michele
• Lidia Vitale as Giovanna
• Roberto Accornero as Professor Michele

See also

• The Dinner (2013)
• The Dinner (2017)