The Fire Within You

The Fire Within You (2026)

Il fuoco che ti porti dentro

Antonio, who fled Naples many years ago, has built a family and a successful career in Milan, far from his mother Angela — a woman excessive in both her virtues and her flaws, irresistible, old-fashioned and hostile like few others — who has come to visit for Christmas and seems determined to stay. Christmas Eve dinner becomes an emotional battlefield, at once comic and fierce, bringing to the surface a past of impositions and misunderstandings. With a stubborn capon that refuses to end up in the pot, a daughter whose arrival remains uncertain, and an unexpected distinguished guest, the evening turns into a reckoning between mother and son destined to change the meaning of their bond forever: a love that burns like a fire within, one that never dies out — not even by leaving.

Date of release
2026-11-19
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Drama
Director
Edoardo De Angelis

Casting

  • Vanessa Scalera
  • Lino Musella
  • Elena Radonicich
  • Ivana Lotito
  • Tommaso Ragno
  • Nicole Malaj
  • Samuele Mazza
  • Toni Laudadio

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