''Steel'' () is a 2012 Italian

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

film directed by

Stefano Mordini Stefano Mordini (born 10 August 1968) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is married to actress Valentina Cervi with whom he has two children. Filmography * ' (2005) * ''Steel Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demon ...

. It is based on the 2010 novel ''Steel'' (''Acciaio'') by Silvia Avallone. The film is set in the industrial town of

Piombino Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma. Ov ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

and focuses on a

working class The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition. Members of the working class rely primarily upon earnings from wage labour. Most c ...

family involved in the Piombino steel plants' crisis. It premiered at the 69th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2012.

Cast

* Michele Riondino as Alessio * Vittoria Puccini as Elena *Matilde Giannini as Anna *Anna Bellezza as Francesca * Francesco Turbanti as Mattia * Luca Guastini as Cristiano *Monica Brachini as Sandra * Massimo Popolizio as Arturo

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* 2012 films 2010s Italian-language films 2012 drama films Italian drama films Films directed by Stefano Mordini Films set in Tuscany Films shot in Tuscany 2010s Italian films Palomar films {{2010s-Italy-film-stub