The Best Reward

Mattia is 17 years old. Raised in a post-industrial province and experiencing an identity crisis, he is the son of a trade unionist and a housewife. Hypersensitive and fragile, he expresses himself through hip-hop music. The death of his older brother begins a period of great changes. Mattia leaves school, starts working in a factory and, through a North African colleague, approaches Islam. Prey to a lacerating restlessness, Mattia takes the path of progressive isolation and radicalization.

Cast

Luka Zunic

as Mattia

Fabrizio Ferracane

as Mattia's Father

Abdessamad Bannaq

as Muhrad

Giulia Valenti

as Marisa

Lawrence Hachem Ebaji

as Rashid

Francesca Rabbi

as Laura

Laura Pizzirani

as Secretary

Davide Lora

as Worker

Giuseppe Sepe

as Gianni

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