The Fire Within You

2026 1h 33m IT

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Antonio, who fled Naples many years ago, has built a family and a successful career in Milan, far from his mother Angela — a woman excessive in both her virtues and her flaws, irresistible, old-fashioned and hostile like few others — who has come to visit for Christmas and seems determined to stay. Christmas Eve dinner becomes an emotional battlefield, at once comic and fierce, bringing to the surface a past of impositions and misunderstandings. With a stubborn capon that refuses to end up in the pot, a daughter whose arrival remains uncertain, and an unexpected distinguished guest, the evening turns into a reckoning between mother and son destined to change the meaning of their bond forever: a love that burns like a fire within, one that never dies out — not even by leaving.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vanessa Scalera
Lino Musella
Elena Radonicich
Ivana Lotito
Tommaso Ragno
Nicole Malaj
Samuele Mazza
Toni Laudadio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edoardo De Angelis
Writers: Francesco Piccolo, Ilaria Macchia, Edoardo De Angelis
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edoardo De Angelis, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by La Niña. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lorenzo Peluso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Vanessa Scalera and Lino Musella and Elena Radonicich carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt34621251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edoardo De Angelis directs. Vladan Radović behind the camera. La Niña scores. Lorenzo Peluso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Edoardo De Angelis, shot by Vladan Radović. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by La Niña. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lorenzo Peluso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vanessa Scalera and Lino Musella and Elena Radonicich carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt34621251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.