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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Niccolò Ammaniti (novel)
Niccolò Ammaniti (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
14 March 2003 (Italy) more
Tagline:
Secrets. Betrayal. Murder. more
Plot:
While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole... more | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 14 nominations more
User Comments:
Don't Be Scared, Watch It! more (78 total)
Cast
(Credited 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 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
I'm Not Scared (International: English title)
No tengo miedo (Spain)
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MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing images and language.
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Runtime:
108 min | Canada:101 min | Argentina:107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Italy:T | UK:15 | South Korea:12 | USA:TV-MA | 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
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This film was loosely based on a true story of a kidnapped boy from Milan and the novella written about the incident. more
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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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Che gelida manina more
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In a remote Italian village, a boy finds a little kid trapped inside a hole. The boy doesn't tell anyone about his discovery, and over a period of several days, he begins to feed the kid despite the fact that he does not know why the little one is in the hole. Director Salvatores plays with this intriguing scenario fascinatingly. It is an extraordinarily well-realized thriller, which often plays like a very dark fable. We (the viewer) see everything through the eyes of the young boy, so the viewer is forced to put 1 and 2 together - it is a film that trusts its audience's intelligence. Although it is an excellent thriller, one could argue that the movie is even better if it is seen as an examination of the Italian culture (according to the film, this is a rigid patriarchal society in which women have little value). Young actor Giuseppe Cristiano gives a wonderfully naturalistic performance. Italo Petriccione's camera work is simply extraordinary (make sure you watch the widescreen version of the film). But Salvatores, the man behind the Oscar-winning "Mediterraneo," deserves all the credit for this terrific film. Don't miss this one.