Gabriele Salvatores, 2003
8.5
this is the story of a 10 year-old boy making a somewhat dark discovery. aside from that, i'm not gonna tell you anything else about the story. the film, thanks to Gabriele Salvatores' direction, relies on the children's amazingly natural performances -- especially Giuseppe Cristiano, giving an outstandingly nuanced performance as Michele, the main character. the film brought me back to my childhood where everything was awash in innocence. but the film never uses that to break his characters' illusions, no, even if it's never made a theme of the film, Salvatores effortlessly captures the essence of being a kid. the film just breathes that kind of easy life. the story is so well told that you're easily sucked into this boy's young life. and huge props to Salvatores for providing that illusion. highly enjoyable drama. if you were on the fence about this film, don't be. it's definitely worth seeing.
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