Mery per sempre (1989)

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and ... See full summary »

Director:

Marco Risi

Writers:

Aurelio Grimaldi (novel), Stefano Rulli (screenplay),

Stars:

Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michele Placido	...	Marco Terzi
Claudio Amendola	...	Pietro
Francesco Benigno	...	Natale Sperandeo
Alessandra Di Sanzo	...	Mery (as Alessandro Di Sanzo)
Tony Sperandeo	...	Turris, guardia carceraria
Roberto Mariano	...	Antonio
Maurizio Prollo	...	Claudio Catalano
Filippo Genzardi	...	Matteo
Giovanni Alamia
Alfredo Li Bassi	...	Carmelo
Salvatore Termini	...	Giovanni Trapani, detto 'King Kong'
Gianluca Favilla	...	Direttore riformatorio
Giuseppe Giarraffa
Michela Cusano
Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

Storyline

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamored of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?

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Plot Keywords:

mafia | sicily | drugs | masturbation | prison | 

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 May 1989 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Forever Mary

Filming Locations:

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Int Sel, Numero Uno International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Ragazzi fuori (1990)

User Reviews

Great Look At Italy`s Juvenile Delinquency.

This film shows the reality in Italy`s Juvenile crime as pure as it is. It contains a good photography of Italy`s lowest suburbs and juvenile life(Beautifully made,by the way),and life inside one of the toughest reform school in the country.

Dramatic,brutal,shocking,realistic and sometimes funny.One of the best street-crime films about juvenile delinquency ever made, together with Spanish movie `Perros Callejeros`.