Eravamo bambini

2023 Italian film by Marco Martani

  • Massimiliano Bruno
  • Marco Martani
Based onZero
by Massimiliano BrunoProduced by
  • Gianluca Curti
  • Lorenzo Gangarossa
  • Mario Gianani
  • Santo Versace
Starring
  • Lorenzo Richelmy
  • Alessio Lapice
  • Lucrezia Guidone
  • Francesco Russo
  • Giancarlo Commare
  • Romano Reggiani
CinematographyValerio AzzaliEdited byLuciana PandolfelliMusic byFrancesco Cerasi
Production
companies
  • Minerva Pictures
  • Wildside
Distributed byVision Distribution
Release dates
  • 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) (Rome)
  • 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) (Italy)
Running time
100 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

Eravamo bambini (transl. We Were Children) is a 2023 Italian neo-noir drama film directed by Marco Martani, loosely based on the play Zero by Massimiliano Bruno.

Premise

A group of friends are traumatized by a brutal event in their childhood. Wanting revenge, they return to the site of the event—a small town in Calabria—to face their demons.[1][2][3]

Cast

  • Lorenzo Richelmy as Walter
  • Alessio Lapice as Gianluca
  • Lucrezia Guidone [it] as Margherita
  • Francesco Russo as "Cacasotto"
  • Giancarlo Commare as Peppino
  • Romano Reggiani [it] as Andrea
  • Vincenzo Ferrera as Tonino
  • Paola Lavini [it] as Elena
  • Lucio Patané as Carmine
  • Claudia Coli [it] as Maria
  • Maria Letizia Gorga [it] as Sinuzza
  • Daniele Parisi [it] as Massimo
  • Gaetano Sciortino as Angelo
  • Francesco Lamantia as Marshal Renzulli
  • Massimo Popolizio as Antonio Rizzo
  • Andrea Arru
  • Riccardo Antonaci

Production

The film was shot in Calabria and Lazio—specifically Latina and Grottaferrata—from late August to October 2022.[4][5]

Release

The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival on 19 October 2023.[6]

References

  1. ^ Barone, Martina (21 October 2023). "Eravamo bambini: intervista al regista Marco Martani". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Giampaolo, Claudia (20 October 2023). "Eravamo bambini, traumi d'infanzia e sete di vendetta nel noir di Marco Martani". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ Pierleoni, Francesca (19 October 2023). "Eravamo bambini, noir tra vendetta e innocenza perduta". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Due allievi della SRC Lab sul set del film "Eravamo bambini"". ReggioToday (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Grottaferrata, nel locale FONDI si gira il film "Eravamo bambini" del regista Marco Martani". Castelli Notizie (in Italian). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "PROGRAMMA (PDF) FESTA DEL CINEMA 2023" (pdf). Festa del Cinema di Roma (in Italian).
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