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A Children's Story (2004)

A Children's Story poster
Original title
Certi bambini
Directed by
Andrea Frazzi, Antonio Frazzi
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An eleven-year-old boy grows up in poverty and crime in Naples. The film shows his daily life in that harsh environment.

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What happens

A Children's Story (Italian: Certi bambini), also known as Certain Children in Australia, is an Italian drama film directed by Andrea and Antonio Frazzi which focuses on the life of an eleven-year-old boy growing up in an environment of poverty and criminality in Naples. This was the second film to be made by the Frazzi twins, Il cielo cade (starring Isabella Rossellini and JeroenKrabbé) having been released in 2000. It was Andrea Frazzi's last film; he died in May 2006. Certi bambini was awarded the 2004 Crystal Globe at the 39th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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