The City of the Living 2026

Overview

The City of the Living is a 2026 drama and thriller film directed by Edoardo Gabbriellini. The story follows twenty-three-year-old Luca, who lives with an adoptive family. Luca navigates his daily life moving between the suburbs and the city center alongside his friends and a girlfriend with whom he shares a significant, youthful relationship. As he searches for his path at an age where he feels that everything is simultaneously possible and already lost, he leads a double life. The film explores his coming-of-age journey as he attempts to find his place in a city characterized by its loneliness, contradictions, and cracks. The narrative trajectory of Luca’s life is ultimately shattered following a seemingly chance encounter that leads to an experience with blind and senseless violence. The film features a cast including Emanuele Maria Di Stefano, Michele Valerio Legrottaglie, Valerio Mastandrea, Roberta Mattei, and Simona Senzacqua. The production has a total runtime of one hour and forty-three minutes and was released in Italy on October 1, 2026.