Antonio Mero is a skilled shipyard worker. He is a single father: his son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will becoming a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, prejudices and distances.
Screenplay: Alessandro Angelini, Francesca Marciano, Angelo Carbone
Cinematography: Arnaldo Catinari
Editing: Massimo Fiocchi
Music: Luca Tozzi
Sound: Remo Ugolinelli
Cast: Sergio Castellitto, Gabriele Campanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, Anita Kravos, Duccio Camerini, Augusto Fornari
Prizes and selections:
International Rome Film Festival 2009 (In Competition; Best Actor Award: Sergio Castellitto)
Production:
Bianca Film
(Rome, T +39 063296791; F +39 063296790; biancafilm@flashnet.it)
Rai Cinema (Rome, T +39 06684701; F +39 066871638; info.raicinema@rai.it; www.raicinema.it)
Alien Produzioni
World sales:
Rai Trade
(Rome, T +39 06374981; F +39 063701343; www.raitrade.it)
Cinema Alkazar - 9 Dec, 21.30
Cinema Alkazar - 10 Dec, 21.00