If Life Gives You Lemons
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema 2019
June 6 - 12, 2019
A teenage boy’s dreams of soccer stardom are threatened by a chaotic home life in this achingly naturalistic portrait of a young man striving to succeed in the face of overwhelming odds.
Q&A with Ciro D’Emilio
Abandoned by his father and left alone to care for his mentally ill mother, 17-year-old high-school dropout Antonio (Giampiero De Concilio) has had to grow up fast, navigating the complexities of the adult world while trying to hold onto what’s left of a normal teenage life. When he’s scouted by a professional soccer team, it seems like the break he’s been waiting for—but a series of calamitous personal crises threaten to derail his dreams. Anchored by a compelling lead performance from its up-and-coming star, this achingly naturalistic coming-of-age drama vividly evokes the world of a young man striving to succeed in the face of overwhelming odds.
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