Raise Your Head (2009)

Original title

Alza la testa

Directed by

Alessandro Angelini

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film, boxing film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 26m

Rated

T

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boxer struggles to balance his passion for the sport with the pressures of family and growing up. His coach pushes him to aim higher, but personal challenges threaten to knock him off course.

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What happens

Raise Your Head (Italian: Alza la testa) is a 2009 Italian drama film written and directed by Alessandro Angelini. For her performance Anita Kravos was nominated for David di Donatello for best supporting actress, and the film also received two nominations a Nastri d'Argento Awards, for best original story and for best actor (Sergio Castellitto). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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