

111 minutes
10/31/2008
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.

Claudio Bisio
as Nello

Anita Caprioli
as Sara

Andrea Bosca
as Gigio

Giovanni Calcagno
as Luca

Michele De Virgilio
as Niki

Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini
as Goffredo

Andrea Gattinoni
as Roby

Natascia Macchniz
as Luisa

Rosa Pianeta
as Enrica

Daniela Piperno
as Miriam

Franco Pistoni
as Ossi

Pietro Ragusa
as Fabio

Franco Ravera
as Carlo

Maria Rosaria Russo
as Caterina

Bebo Storti
as Padella

Ariella Reggio
as Madre di Gigio

Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
as Chiara
Tony D'Agostino
as Scorbutico

Daniele Ferretti
as Enzo

Giuseppe Battiston
as Dr. Federico Furlan

Giorgio Colangeli
as Dr. Del Vecchio

Enzo Marino Bellanich
as Padre di Milo
Marco Caldoro
as Operaio

Cesare Capitani
as Infermiere manicomio
Monica Faggiani
as Prostituta

Paolo Fosso
as Venditore
Arianna Gabrielli
as Operaia
Romano Ghini
as Cicconi
Pietro Paletti
as Giovanotto rampante
Vincenzo Piscopo
as Art director
Errico Russo
as Capo palestre

Manfredi Saavedra
as Milo
Raffaele Zabban
as Matteo
Gianluca Valente
as Invitato (uncredited)