mt-title

Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.

Keywords

  • David di Donatello
  • Escape to the 2000s
  • Italian Cinema

Actors

  • Sergio Castellitto
  • Gabriele Campanelli
  • Gabriel Spahiu
  • Augusto Fornari
  • Giorgio Colangeli
  • Duccio Camerini
  • Anita Kravos

Director

  • Alessandro Angelini

Drama


1h 26min


-10

ITALIAN


FRENCH

DUTCH

Italy
2009
Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.

Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.


Cast & Crew

alessandro-angelini

Director

Alessandro Angelini

sergio-castellitto

Cast

Sergio Castellitto

gabriele-campanelli

Cast

Gabriele Campanelli

gabriel-spahiu

Cast

Gabriel Spahiu

augusto-fornari

Cast

Augusto Fornari

giorgio-colangeli

Cast

Giorgio Colangeli

duccio-camerini

Cast

Duccio Camerini

anita-kravos

Cast

Anita Kravos


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