Dreams Live in Trees (2023)
Inspired by true events which took place in 1978 when Italy became the first country in the world to abolish mental asylums. Upon a closure of an asylum in Florence Anja returns home into the care of her brother Ettore and his wife Lisa. With the help and a great sensitivity from her newly appointed psychiatrist Anja slowly starts to adapt to her new life beyond the asylum. She meets Libero, a local man who delivers vegetables to people in the village. Libero, just like Anja, suffers from mental disorder and learning disabilities. Anja and Libero fall in love. They conduct their relationship under the protection of a secret shack in the middle of the forest. An unexpected event brings morality into question.
Director: Marco Della Fonte
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Cristina Arnone as Nurse |
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Miriam Bardini as Aunt Maura |
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Luciano Casaredi as Priest |
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Evita Ciri as Lisa |
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Giuliana Colzi as Adele |
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Michele Coppini as Nurse |
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Ilaria Cristini as Nun |
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Piera Dabizzi as Social Assistant |
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Lorenzo Girolami as Policeman 1 |
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Rinat Khismatouline as Ettore |
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Monia Locorotondo as Laundress |
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Giusi Merli as Maria |
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Keira Morgan as Anja |
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Lidana Pasquali as Lady in the village |
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Michelangelo Lo Presti as Policeman 2 |
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Pietro Ragusa as Libero |
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Marcello Sbigoli as Doctor |
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Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Doctor Fanti |
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Alessio Venturini as Tiziano |
| Production | Keira Morgan | Producer |
| Sound | Lorenzo Piggici | Music |
| Directing | David Turchi | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Gianluca Bertogna | Line Producer |
| Sound | Andrea Guzzo | Boom Operator |
| Writing | Marco Della Fonte | Writer |
| Art | Mirco Rocchi | Production Design |
| Writing | Pietro Ragusa | Writer |
| Production | Marco Bertogna | Line Producer |
| Production | Keira Morgan | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Leonardo Alberto Moschetta | Editor |
| Sound | Giacomo Rende | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Alessandro Paci | Colorist |
| Production | Alex Di Martino | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lea Bevilacqua | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Claudio Spinelli | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Mik Allen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Anastasiya Formenskaya | Producer |
| Sound | Matteo Botticelli | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Marco Della Fonte | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Marco Della Fonte | Director |