Germano dedicates Best Actor win to “Italians who are better than their ruling class"
"Going head to head with Javier Bardem? That's already a victory for me!" Elio Germano had said when speaking to Italian journalists after the screening of Our Life [+see also:
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The jury led by Tim Burton applauded Germano’s performance, directed by Daniele Luchetti, as a young construction worker and widower trying to raise three young sons. Said Germano: "I dedicate this prize to Italians, who are better than their ruling class".
(Translated from Italian)
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