Veloce come il vento (2016)

	Also Known As: Italian Race
	Year of first release: 2016
	Director: Matteo Rovere
	Actors: Matilda De Angelis, Stefano Accorsi, Giuseppe Gaiani, Paolo Graziosi, Lorenzo Gioielli
	Country: I
	Genre: Action, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 29.05.2017, Schauburg, Sneak Preview, Italian with German subtitle
Synopsis: Giulia (De Angelis) is a young promise of GT racing. When her father dies during one of her race, her life falls apart. After a time of suspiscion, her only hope is her brother Loris (Accorsi), a drug addict and former rally champion. Without him, her brother Mario (Gaiani) would go to a guest family and she would have only the support of Tonino (Graziosi) to continue the competition. And to pay back the cars and the house to Ettore Minotti (Gioielli), she has to continue the race.
Review: This is not a sport movie based on the the poor guy achieving success by being the best boxer, the best basketball player, the best baseball player (yes, Europeans don't make that many sport movies and therefore my reference are rather North American!). Ok, the family of Giulia is rather poor. But the movie deals actually with the relationship between Giulia and her brother Loris, and with the desintoxication of Loris thanks to (late) mutual family support and to his passion for car racing. And sport is a mean to tell this great family story.  The characters of the movie are very well constructed and they all manage to call my sympathy. This is not only due to the main acting, that is excellent for the siblings Giulia, Loris and Mario, but also due to the complexity of daily life that is made visible via a gesture, a silence, a short dialogue, and also due to the secondary actors who fit really good with their roles. This shows therefore an excellent directing of the actors.  The quality of directing is also shown by the image quality and composition, during the many car races, but also during the scenes in the family farm. This in particular because there is often someone who wants to hide something and others who want to know something from the other. And the image composition enhances this impressions on the characters.  On top of it, the role of Loris proposes several hilarious scenes, when he picks up the kids from school, the way he reacts. And this gives a good comedy-like aspect to this drama!
Rating: 8 /10