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Divorce: the Italian way. Two exes tear apart their love like it's a forensic autopsy.
TMDB
65
IMDb
65
Rotten Tomatoes
27
Audience Score
27
Google
70

You Can't Save Yourself Alone (2015)

emotional whiplashkitchen-sink realismMediterranean melancholy

Overview

Drama

Gaetano and Delia, a separated couple, try to pick up the pieces of their broken love, recalling all the faults and the mistakes which led them to where they are now.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
salvage
the archaeology of failed lovememory as unreliable narratorthe performance of intimacyregret as inheritance

Standout Aspects

Acting

Scamarcio and Trinca weaponize passive-aggression like Olympic sport.

Writing

Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches. Castellitto adapted his own novel.

Best for:Solo: When you need to ugly-cry into wine and question every ex.·Date Night: Only if your relationship is bulletproof. Otherwise: sabotage.
Heads up:Emotional: Prolonged scenes of emotional evisceration. Not a pick-me-up.
Sergio Castellitto

Director

Sergio Castellitto

ReleasedMar 5, 2015
Runtime1h 43m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
RAI Cinema
Indiana Production

Top Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Gaetano

Jasmine Trinca

Jasmine Trinca

Delia

Anna Galiena

Anna Galiena

Viola

Marina Rocco

Marina Rocco

Matilde

Massimo Bonetti

Massimo Bonetti

Luigi

Massimo Ciavarro

Massimo Ciavarro

Fulvio

Renato Marchetti

Renato Marchetti

Giancarlo

Eliana Miglio

Eliana Miglio

Serena

Isabelle Barciulli

Isabelle Barciulli

Prima cameriera

Gabriel Lo Giudice

Gabriel Lo Giudice

Punk

Cosimo Messeri

Cosimo Messeri

Lucio

Ángela Molina

Ángela Molina

Lea

Roberto Vecchioni

Roberto Vecchioni

Vito

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Castellitto is married to Margaret Mazzantini, who wrote the source novel—making this essentially an elaborate couples therapy session on film.

Insight

The title's Italian original, 'Non ti salverai da solo,' carries theological weight from Catholic penance—salvation requires communal effort, not individual will.

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