[3] It was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

On Christmas Eve, a waiter cycling home from working at a prestigious private school gala is hit by a car.

Even though the story is set in a town in Brianza, most of the urban scenes were filmed in February 2013 in the cities of Varese.

[6] The beautiful villa of the Bernaschi Family is located in Fortunago, a medieval village in the Province of Pavia.

[7] [8] Human Capital holds an 81% rating and a weighted average of 6.8/10 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 68 reviews, with the consensus being, "Part character study, part socioeconomic fable, Human Capital offers trenchant commentary as well as absorbing drama.