Red Like the Sky (2006)

Original title

Rosso come il cielo

Directed by

Cristiano Bortone

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

G

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young blind boy in 1970s Italy discovers a passion for sound. Using a reel-to-reel tape recorder, he creates audio stories with his friends, defying expectations and eventually becomes a renowned sound editor.

inspiringupliftingpoignantgently pacedhopefulwarmreflectivechildlike wonder

What happens

Red Like the Sky (Italian: Rosso come il cielo) is a 2005 Italian coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Cristiano Bortone and starring Luca Capriotti and Paolo Sassanelli. It is based on the childhood experiences of sound editor Mirco Mencacci. The film won 19 critic and festival awards, including audience awards at the São Paulo International Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival. It also won a David di Donatello of the Youth from the Accademia del Cinema Italiano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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