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)