Discovery at Dawn

2013 1h 25m IT

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 14

Drama

Synopsis

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Thirty years after the disappearance of her father, a university professor who was targeted by radicals in the '70s, a woman discovers a way to communicate with her past self and tries to prevent the tragedy that marred the life of her family, but she learns that not everything was as she thought.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Margherita Buy
Caterina Astengo
Susanna Nicchiarelli
Barbara Astengo
Gabriele Spinelli
Giuseppe
Lino Guanciale
Marco Tessandori
Bruno Corazzari
Loris Poletti
Lucia Mascino
La mamma
Gianluigi Fogacci
Renato Carpentieri
Giovanni Tonini

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Susanna Nicchiarelli
Writers: Susanna Nicchiarelli, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Michele Pellegrini
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, shot by Gherardo Gossi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Margherita Buy and Susanna Nicchiarelli and Gabriele Spinelli carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Susanna Nicchiarelli directs. Gherardo Gossi behind the camera. Stefano Cravero cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 6% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
4Released 13 years ago.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, shot by Gherardo Gossi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Stefano Cravero shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Margherita Buy and Susanna Nicchiarelli and Gabriele Spinelli carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt2463746 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.