Gianni Amelio

Gianni Amelio is an Italian filmmaker known for The Stolen Children (Ladro di bambini, 1992, Grand Jury Prize at Cannes), Lamerica (1994), and The Keys to the House (2004). He has been open about his homosexuality in interviews and his films frequently engage with vulnerability, emotional intimacy between men, and the tenderness between adults and children navigating difficult circumstances. He is one of the significant figures in Italian art cinema of the past three decades.