Boys on the Outside

1990 1h 50m IT

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 118★7IMDB · 623

Drama

Synopsis

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Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Francesco Benigno
Natale Sperandeo
Alessandra Di Sanzo
Mario 'Mery' Libassi
Roberto Mariano
Antonio Patanè
Maurizio Prollo
Claudio Catalano
Alfredo Li Bassi
Carmelo Vella
Salvatore Termini
Giovanni 'King Kong' Termini
Filippo Genzardi
Matteo Mondello
Vincenza Attardo
Vita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Marco Risi
Writers: Aurelio Grimaldi, Marco Risi, Aurelio Grimaldi
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Marco Risi, shot by Mauro Marchetti. 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 Giancarlo Bigazzi. 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 Franco Fraticelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Francesco Benigno and Alessandra Di Sanzo and Roberto Mariano carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Marco Risi directs. Mauro Marchetti behind the camera. Giancarlo Bigazzi scores. Franco Fraticelli cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Marco Risi, shot by Mauro Marchetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Giancarlo Bigazzi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Franco Fraticelli shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Francesco Benigno and Alessandra Di Sanzo and Roberto Mariano carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0100454 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Classified under 12 themes, including "rape", "italy", "transvestite", "pregnancy".