Italy pins Oscar hopes on 'The Hand of God'

The film "God's hand“, by award-winning Italian film director Paolo Sorrentino, was nominated for an Oscar, announced the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in California, United States, this Tuesday (21).

The coming-of-age film, whose original title in Italian is “It was the hand of God“, is listed among 15 candidates for a nomination in the academy’s best foreign film category.

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Confirmation of whether Sorrentino's film will be nominated for an Oscar and whether the 51-year-old Neapolitan director will have a chance to take home one second Oscar It will take place on February 8th.

The Oscar ceremony takes place on March 27th. Eight years after receiving the statuette for "The Great Beauty".

The news comes a week after the new film was nominated in the 'Best Film – Foreign Language' category, at the Golden Globe, whose awards ceremony in Los Angeles is scheduled for January 9th.

Netflix began streaming the film on December 15th, following its release in Italian cinemas on November 24, after winning the Silver Lion Grand Jury at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Tracing the story of a teenager in Nápoles, during the 1980s, the The film "God's handSorrentino's largely autobiographical film stars Filippo scotti, Toni Servillo e Theresa Saponangelo.

The story spans several years, from the arrival of Diego Maradona to play for Naples until the team's first Italian title. During this period, the boy comes of age and witnesses the death of his parents.