Youth (2015 film)

Youth
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paolo Sorrentino
Written by	Paolo Sorrentino
Produced by	Nicola Giuliano Francesca Cima Carlotta Calori
Starring	Michael Caine Harvey Keitel Rachel Weisz Paul Dano Jane Fonda
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Edited by	Cristiano Travaglioli
Music by	David Lang
Production companies	Indigo Film Number 9 Films Film4 Canal+ France Télévisions Barbary Films Mediaset Premium
Distributed by	StudioCanal (United Kingdom)[1] Pathé Distribution (France) Medusa Film (Italy)
Release dates	4 December 2015 (2015-12-04) (United States) 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29) (United Kingdom)
Running time	124 minutes[2]
Countries	Italy United Kingdom France Switzerland
Language	English
Budget	€12.8 million[3] ($14.4 million)
Box office	$24 million[4]

Youth is a 2015 comedy-drama film written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino. It is the director's second English-language film, and stars Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel as best friends who reflect on their lives while holidaying in the Swiss Alps. It is a story of the eternal struggle between age and youth, the past and the future, life and death, commitment and betrayal. The cast also includes Rachel Weisz, Paul Dano, and Jane Fonda.

The film premiered at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or and had a positive critical response. At the 28th European Film Awards, Youth won Best Film, Best Director for Sorrentino, and Best Actor for Caine. It received one Academy Award nomination: Best Original Song, for David Lang's composition of "Simple Song #3". At the Golden Globe Awards, Lang was also nominated along with Jane Fonda for Best Supporting Actress.