Massimo Ceccherini

BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah) won the Best Director Silver Lion at Venice 2023 for this contemporary odyssey of two young men who leave Senegal for Europe. 

Matteo Garrone, two-time BAFTA-nominated director of Dogman and Gomorra, helms this live-action take on the beloved fairytale of the walking-n-talking wooden child who dreams of being a real boy. Roberto Benigni stars as Geppetto.