Synopsis
World War II, South Tyrol (Italy). Mario is only five years old when his mother is arrested by the Fascists. The little boy spends his childhood on the streets, living hand-to-mouth. After the war, he and his mother miraculously find each other and begin a new life in America, at the Quaker community Hill of Vision. Mario is unable to fit into the new context of normality, until he discovers, thanks to his scientist uncle, a passion for science. Based on the adventurous life of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2007.
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Director
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Roberto Faenza
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Producer
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Milena Canonero,
Elda Ferri,
Rex Glensy
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Screenwriter
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Roberto Faenza,
David Gleeson,
Roberto Faenza,
David Gleeson
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Production Co
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Rhino Films,
Jean Vigo Italia,
RAI Cinema
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Genre
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Biography,
Drama,
History
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Original Language
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Italian
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Runtime
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1h 41m