Tenderness
6.4
Back from the hospital where he has been treated after a heart attack, Lorenzo is on his way upstairs to his top-floor apartment in Naples when he meets Michela. The charming young woman, who has just moved to the facing apartment, has forgotten her keys and finds herself locked out. Cynical and grumpy, the retired lawyer who has been living estranged from the rest of the world, should normally leave her to her fate but he mellows under her spontaneous charm. He helps her, becomes friends not only with her but with her husband Fabio and their two children. For once, the self-declared misanthropist seems to be experiencing the long forgotten feeling of empathy.
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Cast
20 people
Renato Carpentieri
Lorenzo
Known for
Caro diario
The Life Ahead
Elio Germano
Fabio
Known for
Rose Island
Leopardi
Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Elena
Known for
Naples in Veils
Facing Windows
Micaela Ramazzotti
Michela
Known for
Like Crazy
The First Beautiful Thing
Greta Scacchi
Aurora
Known for
The Odyssey
Bodies
Arturo Muselli
Saverio
Known for
Gomorrah
The Commander
Giuseppe Zeno
Giulio
Known for
Blanca
The Ritual Killer
Maria Nazionale
Rossana
Known for
Gomorrah
The King of Laughter
Enzo Casertano
il portiere
Known for
When Mom Is Away
Ma che bella sorpresa
Hedy Krissane
L'imputato egiziano
Known for
Crooks
All Against All
Fabio Cocifoglia
Notaio
Also in
Bang Bank - L'occasione fa l'uomo morto
The Squad
Bianca Panicci
Bianca
No other roles listed
Gianni Amelio Director · Alberto Taraglio Screenplay Lorenzo Marone Author
Worldwide gross $2.4M · First release April 24, 2017 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,410,469
Production
Pepito Produzioni
Production
Comune di Napoli
Production
Campania Film Commission
Production
MiC
Production
Focchi S.p.A.
Production
RAI
Production
Ministry of Culture (Italy)
Production
Rai Cinema
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La tenerezza
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 24, 2017
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
March 31, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
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