Celebrated screenwriter and director Paolo Sorrentino was born in Naples in 1970. His films have been widely acclaimed internationally have won, among other prizes, the Cannes Prix du Jury, the Nastro d'Argento, the Davide di Donatello and the Italian Golden Globe either for best director or for best screenplay. The Consequences of Love, The Family Friend, Il Divo and This Must Be the Place have all been nominated for the Palme d'Or. Everybody's Right is Sorrentino's first novel and was shortlisted for the prestigious Strega Prize.