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The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.Read moreLess
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
The story
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
Cast & crew
Claudio BisioNello
Anita CaprioliSara
Andrea BoscaGigio
Giovanni Calcagno
Michele De Virgilio
Carlo Giuseppe GabardiniGoffredo
Andrea GattinoniRoby
Natascia MacchnizLuisa
Rosa PianetaEnrica
Daniela PipernoMiriam
Franco PistoniOssi
Pietro RagusaFabioExplore the crew
- Director
- Giulio Manfredonia
- Original Music Composer
- Aldo De Scalzi
- Editor
- Cecilia Zanuso
- Director of Photography
- Roberto Forza
- Original Music Composer
- Pivio
- Screenplay
- Giulio Manfredonia
- Screenplay
- Fabio Bonifacci
- Producer
- Angelo Rizzoli Jr.