our interview with the protagonists Edoardo Leo and Javier Francesco Leoni

Among the themes that cinema addresses there is also that of illness, which like a bolt from the blue drastically changes the lives of the people who are affected by it, upsetting their relationships and their balance. The story of Paolo Piccolia 43-year-old young father, diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s, comes to everyone’s attention in 2021 when the President Mattarella gives to the little one Mattia the honor of Standard Bearer of the Republic for the care he took in assisting his father. It is inspired by this story For youthe new film by Alessandro Aronadioin which the roles of father and son are filled with great participation by Leo Edit e Javier Francesco Leonihis first time as a protagonist at the cinema. We met them at the Rome Film Festival, where the film was presented ad Alice in the cityfor a brief reflection on this beautiful film which, despite the theme, also manages to make you smile, as well as move you, and make you reflect on how important love and care are for loved ones.

For you: the plot and the trailer

For you tells the touching story of little Mattia, a child who at just eleven years old had to face a reality very different from that of his peers. The relationship between Mattia and his father Paolo, in his early forties, is very special. The man slowly began to lose fragments of his memory due to a neuro-degenerative disease. Despite his vulnerability and uncertainty about the future, Paolo still chooses to remain close to what really matters in his life, the love for his family. Next to him is his wife Michela (Teresa Saponangelo), a silent but fundamental presence, and his son Mattia, who with extraordinary maturity becomes his guide, his support and a life partner. Through small gestures and daily attentions, delicate caresses, laughter and silences that speak louder than words, we follow a story that, while telling the story of loss, is a hymn to the presence and beauty of being next to those you love, even when everything around you seems to fade away. A celebration of love as a force capable of opposing time, oblivion and fragility. A film that reminds us how even in the most difficult moments, affection and sharing can represent a powerful light, capable of keeping a family together.