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6.5Turin, 1969. Nine-year-old Massimo’s idyllic childhood is shattered by the mysterious death of his mother. The young boy refuses to accept this brutal loss, even if the priest says she is now in Heaven. Years later in the 90s, adult Massimo has become an accomplished journalist. After reporting on the war in Sarajevo, he begins to suffer from panic attacks. As he prepares to sell his parents’ apartment, Massimo is forced to relive his traumatic past. Compassionate doctor Elisa could help tormented Massimo open up and confront his childhood wounds…
Released: 2016-11-10131 minDir: Marco BellocchioDrama
Cast
- Valerio Mastandrea as Massimo
- Bérénice Bejo as Elisa
- Guido Caprino as Père de Massimo
- Emmanuelle Devos as Madre di Enrico
- Fabrizio Gifuni as Athos Giovanni
- Roberto Herlitzka as Ettore
Themes
- childhood trauma
- traumatic childhood
- psychological melodrama
- childhood memory
- loss of parent
- childhood grief
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Marco Bellocchio
- Screenwriter
- Marco Bellocchio
- Cast member
- Giulio Brogi
- Cinematographer
- Daniele Ciprì
- Narrative location
- Turin
- Duration
- 134
- FilmAffinity ID
- 325392
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- publication date
- 2017-02-23
- title
- Fai bei sogni
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 5.3/10
- nominated for
- David di Donatello for Best Director
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