Directed by Marco Tullio Giordana, La Meglio Gioventu, over the course of six hours, chronicles the youth, emotional development, and milestone events in the lives of brothers Nicola (Luigi Lo Cascio and Matteo Carti (Alessio Boni) between 1966 and the early 2000s. Despite being polar opposites -- Nicola is a free spirited, romantic psychiatrist; Matteo is an angst-ridden idealist and member of the Italian police force -- the brothers stay connected through the nature of life, family, and time, even during their long periods of separation from one another. The film showed at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide