Raise Your Head (2009)
Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.
Director:
Alessandro Angelini
Writers:
Francesca Marciano, Alessandro Angelini, Angelo Carbone.
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Sergio Castellitto as Mero |
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Gabriele Campanelli as Lorenzo |
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Giorgio Colangeli as Malagodi |
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Anita Kravos as Sonia |
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Duccio Camerini as Abatino |
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Augusto Fornari as Brancifiore |
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Pia Lanciotti as Denisa |
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Gabriel Spahiu as Radu |
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Laura Ilie as Ana |
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Emanuel Bevilacqua as Shrek |
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Paolo De Vita as medico |
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Barbara Scoppa as |
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Nello Mascia as Rinaldini |
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Teresa Acerbis as |
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Lucio Arisci as |
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Rinat Khismatouline as Poliziotto |
| Writing | Francesca Marciano | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alessandro Angelini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Alessandro Angelini | Director |
| Art | Alessandro Marrazzo | Production Design |
| Sound | Remo Ugolinelli | Sound |
| Writing | Alessandro Angelini | Story |
| Camera | Arnaldo Catinari | Director of Photography |
| Production | Luciano Lucchi | Line Producer |
| Writing | Angelo Carbone | Screenplay |
| Sound | Luca Tozzi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Massimo Fiocchi | Editor |
| Production | Donatella Botti | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniela Ciancio | Costume Design |
| Production | Giorgio Gasparini | Line Producer |
| Writing | Angelo Carbone | Story |