His most recent films are "My Brother Is an Only Child" (2006), for which Elio Germano won the David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role, and "La nostra vita" (2010), which was the only Italian film selected for official competition at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. Elio Germano shared the prize for Best Actor for his interpretation of "Claudio", along with Javier Bardem.