The Inner Cage

The Inner Cage
Directed by	Leonardo Di Costanzo
Screenplay by	Leonardo Di Costanzo Bruno Oliviero Valia Santella
Starring	Toni Servillo Silvio Orlando
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Music by	Pasquale Scialò
Release dates	September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05) (Venice) October 14, 2021 (2021-10-14) (Italy)
Running time	117 minutes
Language	Italian

The Inner Cage (Italian: Ariaferma, from aria ferma 'still air') is a 2021 Italian-Swiss prison drama film co-written and directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo.

The film premiered out of competition at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.[1][2] The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best original screenplay and for best actor (Silvio Orlando).[3]

Plot

An old prison built in the 19th century, located in a remote and unspecified part of the Italian territory, is being decommissioned. As a result of bureaucratic holdups the transfers have been blocked and a dozen inmates are left, along with a few guards, waiting to be sent to new destinations.[4]

Cast

• Toni Servillo: Gaetano Gargiulo
• Silvio Orlando: Carmine Lagioia
• Fabrizio Ferracane: Franco Coletti
• Salvatore Striano: Cacace
• Roberto De Francesco: Buonocore

Reception

The Inner Cage has an approval rating of 89% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.[5]

Distribution

After being presented out of competition at the Venice exhibition, the film was distributed in Italian cinemas starting from 14 October 2021.[6]

References

1. Mintzer, Jordan (7 September 2021). "'The Inner Cage' ('Ariaferma'): Film Review / Venice 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
2. De Marco, Camillo (5 September 2021). "Review: The Inner Cage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
3. Urbani, Ilaria (9 May 2022). "Leonardo Di Costanzo: "Negli anni ho imparato che il cinema non devi cercarlo: viene da te..."". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
4. "The Inner Cage (Ariaferma)". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
5. "The Inner Cage". Rotten Tomatoes. 2024-08-10.
6. "Ariaferma: il bel film con Toni Servillo e Silvio Orlando - Magazine - quotidiano.net". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-11-02.

External links

• The Inner Cage at IMDb