The First Day of My Life

A mysterious man gives a man, two women and a child a week of time in which they will see what the world could be like without them being there at the exact moment when they are hitting rock bottom. They will have to discover if they can have the strength to start over and fall in love with life again.

Paolo Genovese, the acclaimed Italian filmmaker responsible for 'An Italian Love Story', is the director of this emotional dramatic comedy starring Toni Servillo, an actor who takes part in 'The Great Beauty'. The script is written by Genovese himself, together with Isabella Aguilar, Paolo Costella and Rolando Ravello; based on a novel by the director himself.

Regarding the cast, we find the actress Margherita Buy in the role of Arianna, Valerio Mastandrea as Napoleone, Sara Serraiocco as Emilia and Gabriele Cristini as Daniele.

The film was presented at the Cinelibre festival in Sofia and moved the attendees on several occasions. 'The First Day of My Life' is a film that makes you reflect on existentialist questions such as the meaning of life and the search for happiness. Genovese, during the presentation of the film, indicated that he has skipped including the first day of life of the characters on purpose, something that differentiates the book from the film.