Gol!a

Gol!a

Directed by Stefano Salvatori, Roberto Marra

Produced by Rhapsodia Film

202392 min8.0 / 10

A tender, melancholic drama about two aging men in a nursing home who form a bond rooted in mutual dignity and the fight against institutional dehumanization.

Golia is a former rugby champion suffering from dementia. every day he wakes up convinced that he is still young and is away with his team, only to learn that he is living inside a nursing home and has lost all contact with his wife and children. alessandro, another guest of the nursing home, is a former professor of ancient literature suffering from paraplegia. alessandro has one last ambition left: to help golia break out of the nursing home and reunite him with his family, overcoming the defense lines of the institution’s mean-spirited staff and showing the institutions how senility and illness are not valid pretexts for defining the social worthlessness of man.

Questions people ask

  • Is Gol!a sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Gol!a violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Gol!a scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does Gol!a end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Gol!a easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

83/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise95

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Gol!a

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Gol!a

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Gol!a, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Gol!a, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Gol!a, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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