The Best of Youth
“The Possibilities Were Endless...”
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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Cast
87 people
Luigi Lo Cascio
Nicola Carati
Known for
One Hundred Steps
The Traitor
Alessio Boni
Matteo Carati
Known for
The Tourist
The Girl in the Fog
Adriana Asti
Adriana Carati
Known for
The Phantom of Liberty
Before the Revolution
Sonia Bergamasco
Giulia Monfalco
Known for
Where Am I Going?
Like a Cat on a Highway
Fabrizio Gifuni
Carlo Tommasi
Known for
The Beast
Human Capital
Maya Sansa
Mirella Utano
Known for
Collateral
Good Morning, Night
Valentina Carnelutti
Francesca Carati
Known for
Like Crazy
A Whole Life Ahead
Jasmine Trinca
Giorgia Esposti
Known for
On My Skin
The Gunman
Andrea Tidona
Angelo Carati
Known for
Corleone
One Hundred Steps
Lidia Vitale
Giovanna Carati
Known for
Suburra
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
Claudio Gioè
Vitale Micavi
Known for
Corleone
La matassa
Paolo Bonanni
Luigino
Also in
La misura del confine
Wild Blood
Marco Tullio Giordana Director · Sandro Petraglia Screenplay Stefano Rulli Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.7M · United States release March 2, 2005 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,693,053
Production
BiBi Film
Production
Rai Fiction
Production
Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Production
Rai Trade
Production
Miramax
Studio
Rai Cinemafiction
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La meglio gioventù
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian · Norwegian
Release dates
France · May 20, 2003
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Italy · June 22, 2003
Theatrical
United States · March 2, 2005
Limited theatrical
United States
August 30, 2003 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
Canada
September 5, 2003 · Theatrical
France
July 9, 2003 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
July 28, 2005 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
February 5, 2004 · Theatrical
July 9, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
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