For his role in the movie '' My Brother is an Only Child '' ( 2007 ) , he won his first David di Donatello as best actor in a leading role . In 2010 , he won the Best Actor Award , ex-aequo with Javier Bardem , at the Cannes Film Festival , for his interpretation in '' La Nostra Vita '' . Later that year , he played the son of Italian journalist Tiziano Terzani in '' The End Is My Beginning '' . For his portrait of 19th century poet Giacomo Leopardi in Mario Martone 's film '' Leopardi '' , Germano was praised at the 71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Elio Germano