Once upon a time there was a dream that now exists no more

Bad Tales

6.7 (616 votes)• 2020• 98m•Released

Drama

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In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

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Production Details

Languages: Italian

Director: Fabio D'Innocenzo, Damiano D'Innocenzo

Starring Cast: Elio Germano, Tommaso Di Cola, Giulietta Rebeggiani, Gabriel Montesi, Justin Alexander Korovkin, Barbara Chichiarelli

Cast

Elio Germano

Bruno Placido

Tommaso Di Cola

Dennis Placido

Giulietta Rebeggiani

Alessia Placido

Gabriel Montesi

Amelio Guerrini

Justin Alexander Korovkin

Geremia Guerrini

Barbara Chichiarelli

Dalila Placido

Lino Musella

Professor Bernardini

Ileana D'Ambra

Vilma Tommasi

Max Malatesta

Pietro Rosa

Aldo Ottobrino

Padre di Ada

Cristina Pellegrino

Susanna Rosa

Giulia Melillo

Viola Rosa

Laura Borgioli

Ada Tartaglia

Enrico Pittari

Cugino di Amelio

Sara Bertelà

Preside

Federico Majorana

Fidanzato di Vilma

Raquel Electra

Giulia Galiani

Madre di Ada

Max Tortora

Narratore

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