Libero (Along the Ridge) (2006)
"Anche libero va bene" (original title)

A young father and his two children struggle to find harmony after his wife leaves them for another man.

Director:

Kim Rossi Stuart

Writers:

Linda Ferri, Francesco Giammusso,

Stars:

Alessandro Morace, Kim Rossi Stuart, Barbora Bobulova

12 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alessandro Morace	...	Tommaso 'Tommi' Benetti
Kim Rossi Stuart	...	Renato Benetti
Barbora Bobulova	...	Stefania Benetti
Marta Nobili	...	Viola Benetti
Pietro De Silva	...	Domenico
Roberta Paladini	...	Letizia
Sebastiano Tiraboschi	...	Antonio
Francesco Benedetto	...	Vincenzo
Roberta Lena	...	Marina
Stefano Busirivici	...	Barzelli
Marco Bardi	...	Guglielmo
Greta Alice Gorietti	...	Elena
Francesca Strati	...	Monica
Federico Santolini	...	Claudio
Manuela Occhiuzzi	...	Insegnante di Lettere

Storyline

Tommi (11) and his slightly older sister Viola live in the city with their father. They cope with being a single parent family until their mother shows up, having disappeared without trace - not for the first time, we soon learn. These are the four protagonists in a bittersweet portrait of their ongoing struggle with love, friendship, puberty and life in general.

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | cameraman | dysfunctional family | unfaithful wife | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

5 May 2006 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Allt om min pappa

Filming Locations:

Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dodici Dicembre, Palomar, Rai Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kim Rossi Stuart declared that he didn't want to play a role in this film because he wanted to concentrate on directing. But when the actor who was supposed to play Renato (Sergio Rubini) walked out two weeks before shooting, the producers pressed him to play this role himself.

User Reviews

Excellent directorial debut

Kim is relaxed, acting and directing beautifully, fantastic debut as a first time director. He has somehow managed to achieve with Alessandro Morace the kind of performance from a child that does not exist anymore. Children in current films have become insufferable, overacting, distracting hammy, annoying elements in film today. Though now that I have said it I realize they are not much different than the adults. All the actors in this film were excellent, the story compelling and it is the first time I have ever seen a character, like my own father, portrayed so perfectly on film and also the reactions of the child. I understood the characters in this film so well that it was unbearably painful for me to watch.