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A World Apart

A World Apart

20246.51h 53m

Overview

Elementary school teacher Michele Cortese is about to start a whole new life. After 40 years of teaching in the metropolitan Roman jungle, he had to move to a village in Central Italy, to teach in a tiny school with just a few children aged 7-10. Struggling to overcome his urban inadequacy, he finds a friendly face in vice-principal Agnese and gradually manages to fit in, thanks to her and their spirited pupils. As everything seems to be falling into place, unwelcome news comes through: the school has failed to meet its student quota for the next year and will soon be shut for good.

Directed by Riccardo Milani
Written by Riccardo Milani, Michele Astori
Produced by Lorenzo Gangarossa, Mario Gianani
Box Office0Revenue: $8.1M

Top Cast

Antonio Albanese

Antonio Albanese

Michele Cortese

Virginia Raffaele

Virginia Raffaele

Agnese

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Sergio Saltarelli

Collaboratore scolastico Nunzio

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Alessandra Barbonetti

Maria Antonietta

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Solidea Pistilli

Filomena

Sergio Meogrossi

Sergio Meogrossi

Ezechia, sindaco di Castel Romito

Corrado Oddi

Corrado Oddi

Gaetano, Preside della Scuola di Castel Romito

G

Gianmarco Borsa

Aniceto

G

Guglielmo Casale

Concezio

E

Enzo De Sanctis

Cesidio

Themes & Keywords

mountainschoolschool teacherabruzzo

About A World Apart

A World Apart is a comedy film released in 2024 exploring themes of mountain, school, school teacher, abruzzo. Directed by Riccardo Milani, it stars Antonio Albanese, Virginia Raffaele, Sergio Saltarelli. Elementary school teacher Michele Cortese is about to start a whole new life. After 40 years of teaching in the metropolitan Roman jungle, he had to move to a village in Central Italy, to teach in a tiny school with just a few children aged 7-10. Struggling to overcome his urban inadequacy, he finds a friendly face in vice-principal Agnese and gradually manages to fit in, thanks to her and their spirited pupils. As everything seems to be falling into place, unwelcome news comes through: the school has failed to meet its student quota for the next year and will soon be shut for good.

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