‘The City of the Living’ Review: A Superbly Acted and Heartbreakingly Real Story Based on a Real Event That Shook Rome to Its Core

Variety | 04.09.2026 23:24
Edoardo Gabbriellini wisely privileges the life, rather than the horrific murder, of a young Roman man, but in sensitively bringing his story to the screen, he’s forgotten that marginalized communities can’t be only portrayed as deviant.