Five Seconds

Five Seconds
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianCinque secondi
Directed byPaolo Virzì
Written by
Produced by
  • Marco Belardi [it]
  • Benedetto Habib
  • Fabrizio Donvito
  • Marco Cohen
  • Daniel Campos Pavoncelli
  • Ester Ligori
Starring
CinematographyLuca Bigazzi
Edited byJacopo Quadri
Music byCarlo Virzì
Production
companies
Distributed byVision Distribution
Release dates
  • October 2025 (2025-10) (Rome)
  • 30 October 2025 (2025-10-30) (Italy)
CountryItaly

Five Seconds (Italian: Cinque secondi) is a 2025 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Paolo Virzì. It stars Valerio Mastandrea, Galatea Bellugi, Ilaria Spada, Anna Ferraioli Ravel [it], and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi. It premiered at the 20th Rome Film Festival on 18 October 2025 and received a theatrical release in Italy on 30 October 2025.

Premise

Adriano is a middle-aged man living in a dilapidated villa in Tuscany, when a group of young idealistic students arrives to restore the villa's vineyards.

Cast

Production

Principal photography began in Rome in October 2024.

Release

A trailer was released on 19 August 2025. The film premiered in the Grand Public section of the 20th Rome Film Festival on 18 October 2025. It received a theatrical release in Italy on 30 October 2025.

References

  1. ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (10 October 2024). "Shooting has started on Paolo Virzì's Cinque secondi". Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Vai, Mario (10 October 2024). "Paolo Virzì torna sul set per le riprese del suo nuovo film. Nel cast anche Valerio Mastandrea". RTL 102.5 (in Italian). Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Canonico, Nicolò (19 August 2025). "'Cinque Secondi': il trailer del nuovo film di Paolo Virzì con Valerio Mastandrea". IO Donna (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Finos, Arianna (18 October 2025). "Paolo Virzì: 'L'odio degli adulti non ricada sui figli. La cura ripara il dolore'". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ↑ Saltalamacchia, Stefania (18 October 2025). "Paolo Virzì: «Ci sono tanti modi per essere genitori, a volte si fa danno, a volte si fa del bene. I ragazzi riempiono le piazze perché vogliono ridefinirsi»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Di Lorenzo, Paolo (19 August 2025). ""Cinque Secondi" è il nuovo film di Paolo Virzì, a ottobre al cinema". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 20 August 2025.