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
Claudio Bisio
Nello
Anita Caprioli
Sara
Andrea Bosca
Gigio
Giovanni Calcagno
Luca
Michele De Virgilio
Niki
Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini
Goffredo
Andrea Gattinoni
Roby
Natascia Macchniz
Luisa
Rosa Pianeta
Enrica
Daniela Piperno
Miriam
Franco Pistoni
Ossi
Pietro Ragusa
Fabio
Franco Ravera
Carlo
Maria Rosaria Russo
Caterina
Bebo Storti
Padella
Ariella Reggio
Madre di Gigio
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
Chiara
Tony D'Agostino
Scorbutico
Daniele Ferretti
Enzo
Giuseppe Battiston
Dr. Federico Furlan
Giorgio Colangeli
Dr. Del Vecchio
Enzo Marino Bellanich
Padre di Milo
Marco Caldoro
Operaio
Cesare Capitani
Infermiere manicomio
Monica Faggiani
Prostituta
Paolo Fosso
Venditore
Arianna Gabrielli
Operaia
Romano Ghini
Cicconi
Pietro Paletti
Giovanotto rampante
Vincenzo Piscopo
Art director
Errico Russo
Capo palestre
Manfredi Saavedra
Milo
Raffaele Zabban
Matteo
Gianluca Valente
Invitato (uncredited)
Crew
Giulio Manfredonia
Director, Screenplay
Fabio Bonifacci
Screenplay, Story
Cecilia Zanuso
Editor
Dario Incerti
Assistant Editor
Roberto Forza
Director of Photography
Eugenio Rigacci
First Assistant Director
Valentina Orrù
Second Assistant Director
Marco Angeli
Second Assistant Director
Ilaria Bosi
Production Coordinator
Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Producer
Federico Boldrini Parravicini
Line Producer
Theo Benzakein
Production Assistant
Fabrizio Calanchini
Production Assistant
Luca Capitani
Production Assistant
Luigi D'Ottavio
Production Assistant
Fabrizio Salviati
Production Assistant
Giuseppe Torre
Production Assistant
Stefano Viola
Production Assistant
Marco Belluzzi
Production Design
Vincenzo Carpineta
Camera Operator
Federico Angelucci
First Assistant Camera
Flavia Califano
Second Assistant Camera
Diego Allegro
Steadicam Operator
Sascia Ippoliti
Steadicam Operator
Franco Mele
Steadicam Operator
Isabella Sciacca
Camera Intern
Mirta Guarnaschelli
Casting Director
Mara Molinari
Casting Assistant
Alice Spigno
Assistant Costume Designer
Marco Baratti
Assistant Costume Designer
Andrea Cavalletto
Assistant Costume Designer
Maurizio Millenotti
Costume Design
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hair Department Head
Giammarco Gaeta
Hairdresser
Vincenzo Mastrantonio
Makeup Department Head
Laura Tonello
Makeup Artist
Andrea Colaiacomo
Assistant Sound Engineer
Bruno Pupparo
Sound
Alfredo Petti
Boom Operator
Pivio
Original Music Composer
Aldo De Scalzi
Original Music Composer
Erasmo Colucci
Accountant
Carlo Miscoli
Accountant
Marco Galeassi
Accountant
Mirko Sala
Set Decoration
Claudio Iannone
Still Photographer
Fabrizio Di Giulio
BTS Footage
Rosanna Palma
Editorial Consultant
Giorgia Onofri
Script Supervisor
Rita Altarocca
Assistant Production Design
Matteo Cosorich
Video Assist Operator
Simone Manzella
Unit Production Manager
Edelweiss Azzurro
Seamstress
Anna Maria Morelli
Creative Producer
Mauro Maggioni
Unit Manager
Alessia Jannece
Assistant Unit Manager
Alessandro Spinelli
Administration
Filippo Pintucci
First Assistant Editor
Valentino Lo Cascio
Production Secretary
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