Palazzina LAF

Set in Taranto, this drama follows Caterino, a worker at the Ilva industrial plant. After company leadership recruits him as a spy to identify employees they wish to terminate, Caterino monitors his coworkers and joins strikes solely to find reasons to report them. He eventually asks to be transferred to the Palazzino LAF, a location where troublesome staff are sent as punishment to spend their time without any job assignments. While the environment initially seems like a paradise of leisure, Caterino discovers it is actually a method used to psychologically break the workers.

The film was directed by Michele Riondino, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Maurizio Braucci and starred as the lead character, Caterino Lamanna. The cast includes Elio Germano, Vanessa Scalera, Anna Ferruzzo, Domenico Fortunato, and Giovanni D'Addario. Produced by companies including RAI Cinema and Paprika Films, the movie is a joint production between Italy and France.

Since its release, the film has earned 1 million USD at the worldwide box office. It has received a positive response from audiences, maintaining a rating of 6.9/10 on IMDb from 973 votes and a matching 6.9/10 on TMDB from 182 votes.