Nino

with Pauline Loquès and Théodore Pellerin

15.04.2026

Artists
Pauline Loquès
Théodore Pellerin

Villa Medici is hosting the Italian premiere of the film Nino (2025) by French director Pauline Loquès. Having been screened at various festivals, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Rome Film Festival and the Warsaw Film Festival, and having been nominated for a César Award for Best First Film, the film is now being shown in Rome.

The screening will be presented by Pauline Loquès and the film’s lead actor, Théodore Pellerin, who recently won the César Award for Most Promising Actor for his role in Nino.

On the eve of his 29th birthday, Nino discovers that a simple sore throat is actually cancer, and that he’ll have to start chemotherapy in three days’ time. In this suspended time, we follow the protagonist across Paris as he tries to share this traumatic news with those closest to him, from his mother to his ex-girlfriend to his best friend. An intimate and delicate tale of fragility, friendship and acceptance.

Director: Pauline Loquès
Writers: Pauline Loquès and Maud Ameline
Performers: Théodore Pellerin, William Lebghil, Salomé Dewaels
Produced by: Sandra da Fonseca
Production: Blue Monday Productions, Belleville Production
Coproduction: France 2 Cinéma
Distribution: Jour2Fête

Released in Italian cinemas on April 30, 2026.

Pauline Loquès

Pauline Loquès is a French director and screenwriter. After working as an assistant director and screenwriter on short films, she made a name for herself at international festivals with her short works. Her short film Le Silence hérité won the International Grand Prize at the Tampere Film Festival. Her first feature film, Nino (2025), premiered at the Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and won major international awards, including the Grand Jury Prize at the Rome Film Festival and the Grand Prize at the Warsaw Film Festival. Loquès’ cinema is characterized by an intimate, sensitive style, often focusing on human relationships, emotional transformations and pivotal moments in the lives of young adults. His films combine an intimate look at the characters with a visual...

Théodore Pellerin

Théodore Pellerin (Montreal, 1997) is one of the most interesting Canadian actors of his generation. Active in independent cinema, international productions and television, he has attracted critical attention with films such as Genesis, Never Rarely Sometimes Always, There’s Someone Inside Your House, Solo and Nino. Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Family First and several Prix Iris du Québec, including Best Actor for Solo. In 2026, he also won the César for Best Emerging Actor for Nino. His intense, natural performance makes him one of the most promising young actors of his generation.