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Once upon a time there was a dream that now exists no more - Bad Tales
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Title: Bad Tales

Release Date: 15 Jun 2020

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Drama

Director: Amka Films, Vision Distribution, QMI, Sky Italia, RSI, SRG SSR, Pepito Produzioni, RAI Cinema

Production Companies: Amka Films, Vision Distribution, QMI, Sky Italia, RSI, SRG SSR, Pepito Produzioni, RAI Cinema

Overview: In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

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Average Vote: 6.743 (573 votes)

Cast

  • Bruno Placido: Elio Germano
  • Dennis Placido: Tommaso Di Cola
  • Alessia Placido: Giulietta Rebeggiani
  • Amelio Guerrini: Gabriel Montesi
  • Geremia Guerrini: Justin Alexander Korovkin
  • Dalila Placido: Barbara Chichiarelli
  • Professor Bernardini: Lino Musella
  • Vilma Tommasi: Ileana D'Ambra
  • Pietro Rosa: Max Malatesta
  • Padre di Ada: Aldo Ottobrino
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