A touching personal story from director Francesco Bruni, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright follows a man forced to reevaluate his relationships in the face of illness.
The life of Bruno Salvati (the outstanding Kim Rossi Stuart, The Best Years, 2020) is at a standstill. His films have never been successful and his wife Anna, from whom he recently separated, seems to have moved on. As for his children Adele and Tito, he is unable to be the present and reliable father he would like to be.
One day, Bruno discovers he has Leukaemia. Finding a competent and tenacious haematologist, who guides him on an obstacle course towards recovery, the first goal is to find a compatible stem cell donor. After a few failed attempts, Bruno’s confidence is shaken, until his father brings new hope by revealing a long-held secret.
Depicting illness with humour and confidence, Bruno and his family embark on an unexpected journey of rebirth, changing their relationships forever and learning that “everything’s gonna be alright”.
Director: Francesco Bruni
Writer/director Francesco Bruni was born in 1961 in Rome. Since 1994 Bruni has written the films of Paolo Virzì, including Human Capital (2013) and from 1999 the scripts of the various series of Inspector Montalbano. In 2011 he made his directorial debut with Easy!, winner of Best Feature Film in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, followed by Noi 4 (2014) and Tutto quello che vuoi (2017).