If Life Gives You Lemons
Directed by
Ciro D'Emilio

Antonio dreams of becoming a football star. Miriam, his mother, dreams of rebuilding her family following the abandonment of her husband. When a football scout turns their eye to Antonio, the family dynamic changes.
- "With its attention to detail when it comes to depicting Southern Italian life, including the carefully observed Neapolitan dialect, which sharply separates the narrative from its northern peers, If Life Gives You Lemons is a deeply intimate but sombre film, which feels like a genuinely personal work."
- "[Q]uietly effective.... Landi's cinematography is appropriately unsentimental, filling the wide screen with dark pavements and chipped concrete buildings. But D'Emilo finds colors in the character's emotions..."
Awards & Recognition
Winner
Guglielmo Biraghi Award
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Guglielmo Biraghi Award
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Winner
Best Actress
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Actress
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Winner
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Annecy Italian Cinema Festival
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Annecy Italian Cinema Festival
Nominated
Orizzonti Award for Best FIlm
Venice Film Festival
Orizzonti Award for Best FIlm
Venice Film Festival
Nominated
Best Actress
David di Donatello Awards
Best Actress
David di Donatello Awards
Nominated
Best Actress
Golden Globes, Italy
Best Actress
Golden Globes, Italy
Official Selection
Open Roads - New Italian Cinema
Open Roads - New Italian Cinema