Don't Tell

2006 1h 56m IT

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6.1

MID

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25%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.4

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 90🥫25%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 2,672

Drama

Synopsis

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Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Sabina
Alessio Boni
Franco
Stefania Rocca
Emilia
Angela Finocchiaro
Maria
Giuseppe Battiston
Andrea Negri
Luigi Lo Cascio
Daniele
Valerio Binasco
Father
Simona Lisi
madre

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cristina Comencini
Writers: Cristina Comencini, Francesca Marciano, Giulia Calenda
Languages: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: Italy

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Cristina Comencini, shot by Fabio Cianchetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Alessio Boni and Stefania Rocca carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0443446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cristina Comencini directs. Fabio Cianchetti behind the camera. Franco Piersanti scores. Cecilia Zanuso cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish.
3Directed by Cristina Comencini, shot by Fabio Cianchetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Franco Piersanti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Cecilia Zanuso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Alessio Boni and Stefania Rocca carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0443446 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.