No Pain

No Pain
Italian theatrical release poster
ItalianNessun dolore
Directed byGianni Amelio
Written by
Produced by
  • Simone Gattoni
  • Mattia Guerra
Starring
CinematographyDiego García
Edited byStefano Mariotti
Music byLuan Amelio
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 3 September 2026 (2026-09-03) (Venice)
  • 23 September 2026 (2026-09-23) (Italy)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

No Pain (Italian: Nessun dolore) is a 2026 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio, co-written with Ludovica Rampoldi. It stars Alessandro Borghi, Valeria Golino and Valerio Mastandrea.

The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2026. It will be theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 24 September.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Kavac Films and Be Water, in association with Rai Cinema. It was shot between Rome, Ostia, and Orvieto. Principal cinematography started in February 2026.

Cast and crew during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival

Release

The film had its world premiere out competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. It will be theatrically released in Italy by 01 Distribution on 24 September 2026.

Reception

Frank J. Avella from The Contending called the film one of Amelio's best, and described it as "a compelling, sometimes absurd, look at how humans treat and mistreat one another and how people tend to look away from those in need". Cineuropa 's critic Camillo De Marco criticized the screenplay, lacking "the rhetorical resources needed to make the plot plausible or compelling." Davide Turrini from Il Fatto Quotidiano described it as "one of those classic minimalist, tragically poignant works with a typical Amelio touch, full of silent glances, suspensions of meaning and time".

Alberto Crespi from la Repubblica noted: "Amelio is not interested in immigration as a social issue, but he is deeply interested in immigrants as people who live in our cities as invisible figures.[...] He is interested in the emotional impact that, in our lives and theirs, can be produced by the encounter between human worlds that do not understand each other".

References

  1. 1 2 Vivarelli, Nick (April 24, 2026). "Gianni Amelio's 'No Pain,' New Works by Martone, Vicari, Kossakovsky, Topline RAI Cinema International Cannes Market Slate". Variety. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  2. 1 2 De Marco, Camillo (March 5, 2026). "Gianni Amelio shooting his new movie, No Pain". Cineuropa. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Orvieto diventa un set per 'Nessun dolore', il nuovo film di Gianni Amelio". ANSA (in Italian). April 8, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Giobbi, Tommaso (March 5, 2026). "Iniziate le riprese di "Nessun dolore" di Gianni Amelio". Sentieri selvaggi. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Dams, Tim; Parfitt, Orlando (July 23, 2026). "Venice film festival reveals 2026 lineup". Screen International. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ Insolia, Isabella (August 3, 2026). "Nessun Dolore di Gianni Amelio con Borghi e Golino nei cinema dopo Venezia 83". Shockwave Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved August 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Avella, Frank J. (September 3, 2026). "Venice 2026: Gianni Amelio's ‘Nessun Dolore’ — A Compelling, Semi-Absurdist Look At The Migrant Crisis". The Contending. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ De Marco, Camillo (September 3, 2026). "Review: No Pain". Cineuropa. Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ Turrini, Davide (September 3, 2026). "Nessun dolore di Amelio a Venezia: Borghi e i migranti". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved September 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ Crespi, Alberto (September 4, 2026). ""Nessun dolore", la lezione di Amelio sulla paura del diverso. La recensione di Alberto Crespi". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved September 7, 2026.