Beautifully crafted by acclaimed director Gianni Amelio, THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE is a compassionate and rigorous exploration of fatherhood and the often surprising nature of disability. After the film’s premiere in Venice in 2004, it became a box-office hit in Italy and was selected as Italy’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards 2004.
Inspired by Giuseppe Pontiggia’s novel “Born Twice”, about the author’s own son and his relationship with him, THE KEYS TO THE HOUSE is this touching story of a young father forging a relationship with his handicapped son, whom he meets for the first time as a teenager.