120 mins |
Rated
M
Directed by Claudio Noce
Starring Pierfrancesco Favino, Barbara Ronchi, Marco Pancrazi, Francesco Colella, Mattia Garaci, Simone Chiacchiararelli
Cinema Italiano: Italian Film Festival
28th June - 5th July
Starting this June, The Vic is proud to be hosting special screenings for the Seventh Edition of the Italian Film Festival NZ. With a curated programme that combines the best in contemporary Italian cinema with masterpieces from Italy’s rich cinematic tradition.
Mon 4 July 8.30pm
Rome, 1976. Valerio is ten years old and has a lively imagination. His life as a child is turned upside down when, with his mother Gina, he witnesses an attack on his father Alfonso by a terrorist group. From that moment on, fear and a sense of vulnerability leave a dramatic mark on the feelings of the whole family. But it is precisely in those difficult days that Valerio gets to know Christian, a boy not much older than him. Solitary, rebellious, and shameless, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere. That meeting, in a summer filled with discoveries, will change their lives forever.
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Cinema Italiano: Italian Film Festival
28th June - 5th July
Starting this June, The Vic is proud to be hosting special screenings for the Seventh Edition of the Italian Film Festival NZ. With a curated programme that combines the best in contemporary Italian cinema with masterpieces from Italy’s rich cinematic tradition.
Mon 4 July 8.30pm
Rome, 1976. Valerio is ten years old and has a lively imagination. His life as a child is turned upside down when, with his mother Gina, he witnesses an attack on his father Alfonso by a terrorist group. From that moment on, fear and a sense of vulnerability leave a dramatic mark on the feelings of the whole family. But it is precisely in those difficult days that Valerio gets to know Christian, a boy not much older than him. Solitary, rebellious, and shameless, he seems to have appeared out of nowhere. That meeting, in a summer filled with discoveries, will change their lives forever.