Loose Cannons (2010 film)

Loose Cannons
Italian Poster
Directed byFerzan Özpetek
Written byFerzan Özpetek
Ivan Cotroneo
Produced byDomenico Procacci
StarringRiccardo Scamarcio
Alessandro Preziosi
Nicole Grimaudo
Lunetta Savino
Ennio Fantastichini
Ilaria Occhini
CinematographyMaurizio Calvesi
Edited byPatrizio Marone
Music byPasquale Catalano
Production
company
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release dates
  • 13 February 2010 (2010-02-13) (Berlin)
  • 12 March 2010 (2010-03-12) (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office€8.3 million[1]

Loose Cannons (Italian: Mine vaganti) is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ferzan Özpetek. Özpetek also wrote the script with the help of Ivan Cotroneo, while Domenico Procacci served as a producer. The film stars Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessandro Preziosi, Nicole Grimaudo, Lunetta Savino, Ennio Fantastichini, and Ilaria Occhini.

Loose Cannons premiered on 13 February 2010, at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. The following month, it was theatrically released in Italy, Switzerland, and Turkey. In the United States, the film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 28 April 2010, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It was later screened at the Seattle International Film Festival, the Provincetown International Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival. In October 2010, the film was screened at the London Film Festival.

Loose Cannons received generally positive reviews from critics.[2] It was nominated for thirteen David di Donatello Awards, including for the Best Film, winning the Best Supporting Actor for Ennio Fantastichini and the Best Supporting Actress for Ilaria Occhini. The film also earned six out of eleven nominations at the Nastro d'Argento Awards.[3]

  1. ^ "Mine vaganti – Statistiche". www.movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Loose Cannons". Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. ^ "Mine vaganti – Premi". www.movieplayer.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2012.