The Last Time We Were Children

2023 1h 46m IT

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 137

DramaComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Rome, summer 1943. Four children play war while the bombs of real war explode around them. Italo is the rich son of the Federal, Cosimo has his father in confinement and an atavistic hunger, Vanda is an orphan and a believer, Riccardo comes from a wealthy Jewish family. They are different but they don't know it and between them "the greatest friendship in the world" is born, impervious to the divisions of history that bloodies Europe. But on October 16 the Jewish boy is taken away by the Germans together with over a thousand people from the Ghetto. Thanks to Italo's father Federale, the three friends believe they know where he is and, to honor the "spit pact", decide to leave in secret to convince the Germans to free their friend. Yet another imaginative mission becomes reality, the three children travel alone in an Italy exhausted by war, among disbanded soldiers, deserters, occupying German troops, exhausted and hungry populations.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alessio Di Domenicantonio
Cosimo
Vincenzo Sebastiani
Italo
Carlotta De Leonardis
Vanda
Lorenzo McGovern Zaini
Riccardo
Federico Cesari
Vittorio
Marianna Fontana
Suor Agnese
Claudio Bisio
Federale
Antonello Fassari
Nonno Cosimo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Claudio Bisio
Writers: Fabio Bonifacci, Claudio Bisio, Fabio Bonifacci
Languages: German, Italian
Countries: France, Italy

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Claudio Bisio, shot by Italo Petriccione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pivio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Luciana Pandolfelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alessio Di Domenicantonio and Vincenzo Sebastiani and Carlotta De Leonardis carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt18925116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Claudio Bisio directs. Italo Petriccione behind the camera. Pivio scores. Luciana Pandolfelli cuts. Produced in France, Italy. Dialogue in German, Italian.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, Italian.
3International production across 2 countries: France, Italy.
4Directed by Claudio Bisio, shot by Italo Petriccione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Pivio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Luciana Pandolfelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alessio Di Domenicantonio and Vincenzo Sebastiani and Carlotta De Leonardis carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt18925116 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.