Io non ho paura (2003)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Gabriele Salvatores

Writers:

Niccolò Ammaniti (novel)
Niccolò Ammaniti (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Secrets. Betrayal. Murder.

Plot:

While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Boy | Bicycle | Rascal | Chore

Awards:

8 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Giuseppe Cristiano	...	Michele
Mattia Di Pierro	...	Filippo
Adriana Conserva	...	Barbara
Fabio Tetta	...	Teschio
Giulia Matturo	...	Maria
Stefano Biase	...	Salvatore
Fabio Antonacci	...	Remo
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Anna
Dino Abbrescia	...	Pino
Giorgio Careccia	...	Felice
Antonella Stefanucci	...	Assunta
Riccardo Zinna	...	Pietro
Michele Vasca	...	Candela
Susi Sánchez	...	Filippo's mother (as Susy Sánchez)
Diego Abatantuono	...	Sergio

Also Known As:

I'm Not Scared (International: English title)
No tengo miedo (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

108 min | Canada:101 min | Argentina:107 min

Country:

Italy | Spain | UK

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Italy:T | UK:15 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:10 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Apulia, Italy

Company:

Colorado Film Production

Trivia:

Salvatores interviewed nearly 600 boys for the part of Filippo, ultimately settling for novice Giuseppe Cristiano, the son of a Fiat car worker.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Michele's mother cleans blood from between his nose and lips, more blood is visible from his lips down onto his chin, but with the next shot, the blood on his chin is gone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

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A Big Surprise

I saw this film on the Berlin film festival without having an idea of what may follow, and I was very surprised: this picture is one of the best, at least of this year.

A young boy, growing up in a little village somewhere in Italy, discovers an other young boy hiding in a small hole. Nobody in the whole village seems to know anything about him- but then the enigma around the discovery is revealed when the first boy listens hidden to a conversation about the second boy - and this conversation is held by his parents...

First of all: A great acted movie. The young actors are splendid. A good script too: very moody, and exciting too. Then I have to mention the very nice landscape in which the film is set, and the cinematography capturing it. And so on... a nearly perfect film, and you will do a good choice when seeing it! I do not like superlatives very much, but: 10 out of 10.