Boneheads are crude, racist culture vultures who appropriate the skinhead look to promote ultra-racist and nationalist attitudes. Luigi (Francesco Gheghi), the young protagonist of Francesco Costabile’s new domestic thriller Familia (2024), is a bonehead. He lives in Rome with his brother Alessandro (Marco Cicalese) and mother Licia (Barbara Ronchi), long separated from their abusive, criminal father Franco (Francesco Di Leva). Luigi engages in typical bonehead behavior, like hanging out with fascist Andrew Tate lookalikes, and eventually ends up in prison after stabbing a man during a scuffle. Upon his release, Franco reenters his life, forcing Luigi to confront his past and the cycle of violence he’s caught in. Official Italian entry to the Academy Awards.

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