Eravamo bambini
2023 Italian film by Marco Martani
- Massimiliano Bruno
- Marco Martani
by Massimiliano Bruno
- Gianluca Curti
- Lorenzo Gangarossa
- Mario Gianani
- Santo Versace
- Lorenzo Richelmy
- Alessio Lapice
- Lucrezia Guidone
- Francesco Russo
- Giancarlo Commare
- Romano Reggiani
Production
companies
companies
- Minerva Pictures
- Wildside
Release dates
- 19 October 2023 (2023-10-19) (Rome)
- 21 March 2024 (2024-03-21) (Italy)
Running time
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
- ^ Barone, Martina (21 October 2023). "Eravamo bambini: intervista al regista Marco Martani". The Hollywood Reporter Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pierleoni, Francesca (19 October 2023). "Eravamo bambini, noir tra vendetta e innocenza perduta". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Due allievi della SRC Lab sul set del film "Eravamo bambini"". ReggioToday (in Italian). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PROGRAMMA (PDF) FESTA DEL CINEMA 2023" (pdf). Festa del Cinema di Roma (in Italian).
External links
- Eravamo bambini on IMDb