About this episode

The episode reviews the Netflix drama 'The Life Ahead' starring Sophia Loren, exploring themes of grief and community.

This week on Bad Dads Film Review, we review The Life Ahead, the 2020 Netflix drama directed by Edoardo Ponti and starring Sophia Loren as Madame Rosa. It is a film about grief, trauma, community, memory, faith, chosen family, and a young boy called Momo who is running out of safe places until he collides with an elderly woman who understands pain better than most. What we covered Monday-recording energy after England’s glorious World Cup defeat of Mexico at the Azteca.Recent watches includin...

People in this episode

Host: Bad Dads

Topics covered

• film review
• drama
• grief
• community
• memory
• faith
• chosen family

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: The Life Ahead

Places: England, Mexico, Azteca

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