Oscars 2025: Italy Backs WWII Drama ‘Vermiglio’ for International Feature Race
Italy will send Maura Delpero’s World War 2 drama Vermiglio into the 2025 Oscar race for Best International Feature.
Vermiglio premiered at the Venice Film Festival last month, where it scooped up the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize. Sideshow and Janus Films acquired domestic rights for the movie shortly after its North American premiere in Toronto.
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Set in 1944 in the eponymous village of Vermiglio, high in the Italian Alps, the film follows a local family whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a refugee soldier from the faraway conflict. As the world emerges from the tragedy and destruction of WW2, the family in Vermiglio faces its own crisis. The ensemble cast includes Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi, Orietta Notari, and Carlotta Gamba
A follow-up to Delpero’s well-received 2019 directorial debut Maternal, Vermiglio is loosely based on the director’s own family history. She produced the feature together with Carole Baraton, Pauline Boucheny Pinon, Jacques-Henry Bronckart, and Tatiana Kozar. Vermiglio is a co-production between Cinedora with RAI Cinema and co-produced by Charades Production and Versus Production, with the participation of Anonymous Content.
Italy is the most successful country at the Oscars, with 14 Best International Feature trophies from 33 nominations (France is second with 12 wins from 41 nominations). The last Italian feature to win the prize was Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty in 2013.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the films on the 2025 Oscar shortlist on Dec. 17. Nominations will be announced on Jan. 17, 2025. The 97th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 2.
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