The Hand of God (film)

2021 film by Paolo Sorrentino

For other uses, see Hand of God (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Hand of God (film).

The Hand of God

Release poster

Italian| È stata la mano di Dio
Directed by| Paolo Sorrentino
Written by| Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by|

* Lorenzo Mieli
* Paolo Sorrentino

Starring|

* Filippo Scotti
* Toni Servillo
* Teresa Saponangelo
* Marlon Joubert
* Luisa Ranieri
* Renato Carpentieri
* Massimiliano Gallo
* Betti Pedrazzi
* Enzo Decaro
* Sofya Gershevich
* Lino Musella
* Biagio Manna
* Roberto Oliveri

Cinematography| Daria D'Antonio
Edited by| Cristiano Travaglioli
Music by| Lele Marchitelli

Production
company

The Apartment Pictures

Distributed by|

* Lucky Red[1] (Italy theatrical)
* Netflix (Worldwide)

Release dates

* 2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) (Venice)
* 24 November 2021 (2021-11-24)

Running time

| 130 minutes[2]
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

The Hand of God (Italian: È stata la mano di Dio, lit. 'It Was the Hand of God') is a 2021 Italian semi-autobiographical drama film written, directed and produced by Paolo Sorrentino. Set in Naples, the film delves into Sorrentino's own youth. Its cast features Filippo Scotti, Toni Servillo, Teresa Saponangelo, Marlon Joubert, Luisa Ranieri, Renato Carpentieri, Massimiliano Gallo, Betti Pedrazzi, Enzo Decaro, Sofya Gershevich, Lino Musella and Biagio Manna.

At the 78th Venice International Film Festival, it competed for the Golden Lion, winning the Grand Jury Prize; Filippo Scotti's performance earned him the Marcello Mastroianni Award. Following a limited theatrical release on 24 November 2021, the film became available for streaming on Netflix on 15 December 2021. It received a nomination for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[3]

## Plot

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In 1984 Naples, Fabietto Schisa enjoys a carefree adolescence with his close-knit family amidst eccentric relatives and friends. However, their peace is shattered: Maria's sister, Patrizia, faces abuse from her husband; Marchino's acting dreams falter after a failed audition with Federico Fellini; Maria discovers Saverio's infidelity.

Amidst turmoil, the acquisition of Diego Maradona by Napoli brings hope and joy, especially for Fabietto, who finds solace in Maradona amidst the chaos. Saverio and Maria reconcile, buying a villa in Roccaraso for family vacations. They invite Fabietto for a weekend getaway, but he declines to attend a Napoli-Empoli match to see Maradona play.

Tragically, Saverio and Maria die from a carbon monoxide leak at the villa. The loss devastates the Schisa siblings, especially Fabietto, who is prevented from seeing his parents' bodies. He grapples with survivor's guilt but also gains a new perspective from his uncle Alfredo's belief that he was saved by "the hand of God". Amidst profound grief and confusion, Fabietto searches for meaning and direction.

Meanwhile, Aunt Patrizia is hospitalized in a psychiatric facility. During Fabietto's visit, she shares her story: miraculously pregnant after an encounter with Saint Gennaro and the "munaciello", but subsequent abuse led to a miscarriage. Feeling trapped, she chose hospitalization to escape her oppressive life. This sparks Fabietto's desire to move to Rome. He has his first sexual encounter with a neighbor, Baroness Focale, who empathizes with his struggles. He also befriends Armando, a smuggler, delving into Neapolitan crime.

Fascinated by cinematography, inspired by a film and actress, Fabietto dreams of studying it. Meanwhile, his relationships with Marchino and Daniela sour: Marchino avoids the future, and Daniela reveals a half-brother fathered by their dad's affair. During a performance by Yulia, Fabietto witnesses director Antonio Capuano harshly criticize her flaws. They discuss Fabietto's desire to study cinema in Rome, but Capuano perceives it as an attempt to escape pain. He advises Fabietto not to flee from Naples but to embrace its stories.

Meanwhile, Napoli wins its first league title. After their encounter, Fabietto decides to keep his promise to go to Rome. During the train journey, he encounters a "munaciello" at a desolate station,[4] echoing his parents' affectionate whistle.

## Cast

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* Filippo Scotti as Fabietto Schisa
* Toni Servillo as Saverio Schisa
* Teresa Saponangelo as Maria Schisa
* Luisa Ranieri as Patrizia
* Massimiliano Gallo as Franco
* Renato Carpentieri as Alfredo
* Ciro Capano as Antonio Capuano[5]
* Marlon Joubert as Marchino Schisa
* Betti Pedrazzi as Baronessa Focale
* Biagio Manna as Armando
* Enzo De Caro as San Gennaro
* Sofya Gershevich as Yulia
* Roberto Oliveri as Maurizio
* Lino Musella as Mariettiello
* Cristiana Dell'Anna as Armando's sister
* Monica Nappo as Silvana
* Carmen Pommella as Annarella
* Adriano Saleri as Federico Fellini's assistant
* Alfonso Perugini as Dante Ferretti

## Production

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In July 2020, it was announced Paolo Sorrentino would write, direct and produce the film, with Netflix attached to distribute. Sorrentino spent years gathering memories about his family, friends and parents before writing the screenplay. Despite the extensive preparation, he wrote the script in just two weeks.[6] That same month, a lawyer for Diego Maradona stated he was considering legal action against the film for its title, as it is a reference to Maradona's 1986 FIFA World Cup goal against England, and use of Maradona's image was not authorized. Netflix responded that the film is not a sports film or about Maradona, and instead a personal story inspired by Sorrentino's youth.[7] In September 2020, Toni Servillo joined the cast of the film, with principal photography commencing that same month in Naples.[8]

## Release

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The cast along with the film's director Paolo Sorrentino during the première at the 2021 Venice Film Festival

The Hand of God had its world premiere at the 78th Venice International Film Festival on 2 September 2021. It became available worldwide on Netflix on 15 December 2021.[9]

## Reception

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### Critical response

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The film was mostly well received by critics. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw awarded the film four stars out of five, calling it an "extravagantly personal" film saying it would be "obtuse not to marvel at the exuberance, energy and vivid moment-by-moment immediacy of this movie."[10] The Independent also awarded the film four stars out of a possible five.[11] RogerEbert.com described the film as quintessential Sorrentino, noting that "it’s about finding character in unexpected places and making it seem both true to life and completely overwhelming". They also praised the cinematography of Daria D'Antonio.[12] Writing in The New York Times, A.O Scott described the film as "sensual, sad and occasionally sublime." Like many critics, he saw the similarities between Sorrentino and Federico Fellini, suggesting that "if The Great Beauty, an Oscar winner in 2014, can be called Sorrentino’s La Dolce Vita, then this is his Amarcord". Referencing the autobiographical of Sorrentino's film, he concluded: "It’s a beautiful tautology: a true-to-life movie about a life made for movies."[13] Filmmaker David O. Russell praised the film, saying "If the best movies are graced by something divine as well as profane, this film may prove that there is a God, who does indeed work in very mysterious ways."[14]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 158 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Although The Hand of God isn't Sorrentino's best work, this beautifully filmed coming-of-age story sings in a beguiling, albeit minor, key."[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[16]

### Accolades

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Award  | Date of ceremony  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Academy Awards | 27 March 2022 | Best International Feature Film | Italy | Nominated  | [17]
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | 18 March 2022  | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [18]
BAFTA Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Film Not In the English Language | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [19]
Best Casting | Annamaria Sambucco  | Nominated
Black Film Critics Circle Awards  | 22 December 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Won  | [20]
Capri Hollywood International Film Festival | 4 January 2022  | Best International Feature  | The Hand of God | Won  | [21]
Best Director  | Paolo Sorrentino | Won
Breakout Actor of the Year  | Filippo Scotti | Won
European Feature Film of the Year  | The Hand of God | Won
European Director of the Year  | Paolo Sorrentino | Won
European Producer of the Year  | Lorenzo Mieli  | Won
Italian Actor of the Year  | Toni Servillo | Won
Italian Actress of the Year  | Teresa Saponangelo | Won
Casting Society of America | 17 March 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Drama  | Annamaria Sambucco  | Nominated  | [22]
Critics Choice Movie Awards | 13 March 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [23]
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association | 20 December 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [24]
David di Donatello | 3 May 2022 | Best Film | The Hand of God | Won  | [25]
Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Won
Best Original Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated
Best Producer | Paolo Sorrentino & Lorenzo Mieli  | Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Filippo Scotti | Nominated
Best Supporting Actress | Teresa Saponangelo | Won
Luisa Ranieri | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor | Toni Servillo | Nominated
Best Cinematography | Daria D'Antonio | Won
Best Costumes | Mariano Tufano  | Nominated
Best Editing | Cristiano Travaglioli | Nominated
Best Production Design | Iole Autero & Carmine Guarino  | Nominated
Best Make-Up | Vincenzo Mastrantonio  | Nominated
Best Sound | The Hand of God | Nominated
Best Visual Effects  | Rodolfo Migliari  | Nominated
David Youth Award  | The Hand of God | Won
Dublin Film Critics' Circle | 21 December 2021  | Best Cinematography  | Daria D'Antonio | Nominated  | [26]
European Film Awards | 11 December 2021 | Best Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [27]
Best Director | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated
Best Screenplay | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | 22 December 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Won  | [28]
Georgia Film Critics Association | 14 January 2022  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [29]
Golden Globe Awards | 9 January 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [30]
Golden Reel Awards | 13 March 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Silvia Moraes  | Nominated  | [31]
Goya Awards | 11 February 2023 | Best European Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [32]
Hawaii Film Critics Society  | 14 January 2022  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Won  | [33]
International Cinephile Society | 6 February 2022  | Best Breakthrough Performance  | Filippo Scotti | Nominated  | [34]
Kansas City Film Critics Association  | 16 January 2022  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [35]
London Film Critics' Circle | 6 February 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [36]
London Film Festival | 17 October 2021  | Best Film  | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated  | [37]
Middleburg Film Festival | 21 October 2021  | International Spotlight Award  | Paolo Sorrentino | Won  | [38]
Mill Valley Film Festival | 17 October 2021  | Festival Award  | Paolo Sorrentino & Filippo Scotti | Won  | [39]
Music City Film Critics Association  | 25 January 2022  | Best International Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [40]
Newport Beach Film Festival | 28 October 2021  | Best International Film  | Paolo Sorrentino | Won  | [41]
North American Film Critic Association  | 6 February 2022  | Best Cinematography  | Daria D'Antonio | Nominated  | [42]
Best Foreign Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated
North Dakota Film Society Awards  | 17 January 2022  | Best International Feature  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [43]
Palm Springs International Film Festival | 28 October 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film  | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated  | [44]
Phoenix Critics Circle  | 18 December 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [45]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards  | 18 December 2021  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Won  | [46]
Robert Awards | 6 February 2022 | Best Non-English Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [47]
Satellite Awards | 2 April 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [48]
Seattle Film Critics Society | 17 January 2022  | Best Foreign Language Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [49]
Set Decorators Society of America  | 22 February 2022  | Best Achievement in Decor/Design of a Feature Film - Contemporary  | Iole Autero & Carmine Guarino  | Nominated  | [50]
South African Online Film Critics  | 29 December 2021  | Best International Feature Film  | The Hand of God | Won  | [51]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 19 December 2021 | Best International Film  | The Hand of God | Runner-up  | [52]
Sydney Film Festival | 15 November 2021 | Best Film  | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated  | [53]
Turkish Film Critics Association | 17 January 2022  | Best Streaming Film  | The Hand of God | Nominated  | [54]
Venice Film Festival | 11 September 2021 | Golden Lion | Paolo Sorrentino | Nominated  | [55]
Grand Jury Prize | Paolo Sorrentino | Won
Marcello Mastroianni Award | Filippo Scotti | Won
Pasinetti Award for Best Film  | Paolo Sorrentino | Won
Pasinetti Award for Best Actress  | Teresa Saponangelo | Won

## See also

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* List of submissions to the 94th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
* List of Italian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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## External links

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* The Hand of God on Netflix
* The Hand of God at IMDb
* Official screenplay (English)
* Official screenplay (Italian)

* v
* t
* e

Paolo Sorrentino

* Awards and nominations

Feature films|

* One Man Up (2001)
* The Consequences of Love (2004)
* The Family Friend (2006)
* Il Divo (2008)
* This Must Be the Place (2011)
* The Great Beauty (2013)
* Youth (2015)
* Loro (2018)
* The Hand of God (2021)
* Parthenope (2024)
* La grazia (2025)

Television series|

* The Young Pope (2016)
* The New Pope (2020)

Awards for The Hand of God

* v
* t
* e

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film

* Ridicule (1996)
* Shall We Dance? (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* Run Lola Run (1999)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
* Amélie (2001)
* And Your Mother Too (2002)
* The Man on the Train (2003)
* A Very Long Engagement (2004)
* Kung Fu Hustle (2005)
* Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
* The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
* Let the Right One In (2008)
* Sin nombre (2009)
* I Am Love (2010)
* The Skin I Live In (2011)
* The Intouchables (2012)
* Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
* The Raid 2 (2014)
* The Assassin (2015)
* Elle (2016)
* BPM (Beats per Minute) (2017)
* Shoplifters (2018)
* Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
* The Strong Ones (2020)
* The Hand of God (2021)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
* All We Imagine as Light (2024)

* v
* t
* e

Italian submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1947–1960|

* Shoeshine (1947)
* Bicycle Thieves (1949)
* The Walls of Malapaga (1950)
* La Strada (1956)
* Nights of Cabiria (1957)
* Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
* The Great War (1959)
* Kapo (1960)

1961–1980|

* La Notte (1961)
* The Four Days of Naples (1962)
* 8½ (1963)
* Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964)
* Marriage Italian Style (1965)
* The Battle of Algiers (1966)
* China Is Near (1967)
* The Girl with the Pistol (1968)
* Fellini Satyricon (1969)
* Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)
* The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1971)
* Roma (1972)
* Amarcord (1974)
* Scent of a Woman (1975)
* Seven Beauties (1976)
* A Special Day (1977)
* I nuovi mostri (1978)
* To Forget Venice (1979)
* A Leap in the Dark (1980)

1981–2000|

* Three Brothers (1981)
* The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
* And the Ship Sails On (1983)
* Where's Picone? (1984)
* Macaroni (1985)

* Summer Night (1986)
* The Family (1987)
* The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988)
* Cinema Paradiso (1989)
* Open Doors (1990)
* Mediterraneo (1991)
* The Stolen Children (1992)
* The Great Pumpkin (1993)
* Lamerica (1994)
* The Star Maker (1995)
* My Generation (1996)
* The Best Man (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* Not of this World (1999)
* One Hundred Steps (2000)

2001–2020|

* The Son's Room (2001)
* Pinocchio (2002)
* I'm Not Scared (2003)
* The Keys to the House (2004)
* Don't Tell (2005)
* Golden Door (2006)
* The Unknown Woman (2007)
* Gomorrah (2008)
* Baarìa (2009)
* The First Beautiful Thing (2010)
* Terraferma (2011)
* Caesar Must Die (2012)
* The Great Beauty (2013)
* Human Capital (2014)
* Don't Be Bad (2015)
* Fire at Sea (2016)
* A Ciambra (2017)
* Dogman (2018)
* The Traitor (2019)
* Notturno (2020)

2021–present|

* The Hand of God (2021)
* Nostalgia (2022)
* Io capitano (2023)
* Vermiglio (2024)

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Venice Film Festival Grand Jury Prize

1951–1968|

* A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
* The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird / Mandy (1952)
* Executive Suite (1954)
* The Lovers / La sfida (1958)
* The Magician (1959)
* Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
* Peace to Him Who Enters (1961)
* Vivre sa vie (1962)
* The Fire Within / Introduction to Life (1963)
* The Gospel According to St. Matthew / Hamlet (1964)
* I Am Twenty / Modiga mindre män / Simon of the Desert (1965)
* Chappaqua / Yesterday Girl (1966)
* China Is Near / La Chinoise (1967)
* Our Lady of the Turks / Le Socrate (1968)

1981–2000|

* Sweet Dreams / They Don't Wear Black Tie (1981)
* Imperative (1982)
* Biquefarre (1983)
* Favorites of the Moon (1984)
* Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985)
* A Tale of Love / Wild Pigeon (1986)
* Hip Hip Hurrah! (1987)
* Camp de Thiaroye (1988)
* And Then There Was Light (1989)
* An Angel at My Table (1990)
* The Divine Comedy (1991)
* Death of a Neapolitan Mathematician (1992)
* Bad Boy Bubby (1993)
* Natural Born Killers (1994)
* God's Comedy / The Star Maker (1995)
* Brigands (1996)
* Ovosodo (1997)
* Terminus Paradis (1998)
* The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
* Before Night Falls (2000)

2001–present|

* Dog Days (2001)
* House of Fools (2002)
* The Kite (2003)
* The Sea Inside (2004)
* Mary (2005)
* Daratt (2006)
* I'm Not There / The Secret of the Grain (2007)
* Teza (2008)
* Soul Kitchen (2009)
* Essential Killing (2010)
* Terraferma (2011)
* Paradise: Faith (2012)
* Stray Dogs (2013)
* The Look of Silence (2014)
* Anomalisa (2015)
* Nocturnal Animals (2016)
* Foxtrot (2017)
* The Favourite (2018)
* An Officer and a Spy (2019)
* New Order (2020)
* The Hand of God (2021)
* Saint Omer (2022)
* Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
* Vermiglio (2024)

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David di Donatello Award for Best Film

1970–2000|

* Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion / Metello (1970)
* The Conformist / The Garden of the Finzi-Continis / Waterloo (1971)
* This Kind of Love / The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1972)
* Alfredo, Alfredo / Ludwig (1973)
* Amarcord / Bread and Chocolate (1974)
* Conversation Piece / The Murri Affair (1975)
* Illustrious Corpses (1976)
* An Average Little Man / The Desert of the Tartars (1977)
* In the Name of the Pope King / Il prefetto di ferro (1978)
* Christ Stopped at Eboli / To Forget Venice / The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1979)
* I'm Starting from Three (1981)
* Talcum Powder (1982)
* The Night of the Shooting Stars (1983)
* And the Ship Sails On / Le Bal (1984)
* Carmen (1985)
* Let's Hope It's a Girl (1986)
* The Family (1987)
* The Last Emperor (1988)
* The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1989)
* Open Doors (1990)
* Mediterraneo / Towards Evening (1991)
* The Stolen Children (1992)
* The Great Pumpkin (1993)
* Caro diario (1994)
* La scuola (1995)
* August Vacation (1996)
* The Truce (1997)
* Life Is Beautiful (1998)
* Fuori Dal Mondo (1999)
* Bread and Tulips (2000)

2001–present|

* The Son's Room (2001)
* The Profession of Arms (2002)
* Facing Windows (2003)
* The Best of Youth (2004)
* The Consequences of Love (2005)
* The Caiman (2006)
* The Unknown Woman (2007)
* The Girl by the Lake (2008)
* Gomorrah (2009)
* The Man Who Will Come (2010)
* We Believed (2011)
* Caesar Must Die (2012)
* The Best Offer (2013)
* Human Capital (2014)
* Black Souls (2015)
* Perfect Strangers (2016)
* Like Crazy (2017)
* Love and Bullets (2018)
* Dogman (2019)
* The Traitor (2020)
* Hidden Away (2021)
* The Hand of God (2022)
* The Eight Mountains (2023)
* Io capitano (2024)
* Vermiglio (2025)

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