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I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared

Who can you trust when everyone's a suspect?

20037.11h 48m

Overview

In a tiny community enclosed by wheat fields, the adults shelter indoors, while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dares not tell anyone about it …

Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
Written by Niccolò Ammaniti, Francesca Marciano
Produced by Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini, Maurizio Totti
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Top Cast

Giuseppe Cristiano

Giuseppe Cristiano

Michele

Dino Abbrescia

Dino Abbrescia

Pino Amitrano

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Anna

Diego Abatantuono

Diego Abatantuono

Sergio

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Fabio Tetta

Teschio

Riccardo Zinna

Riccardo Zinna

Pietro

G

Giulia Matturro

Maria

Antonella Stefanucci

Antonella Stefanucci

Assunta

F

Fabio Antonacci

Remo

Giorgio Careccia

Giorgio Careccia

Felice

Themes & Keywords

countrysideitalychainedchild kidnappingchild in deephole

About I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared is a mystery, drama, thriller, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of countryside, italy, chained, child kidnapping, child in deephole. Directed by Gabriele Salvatores, it stars Giuseppe Cristiano, Dino Abbrescia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. In a tiny community enclosed by wheat fields, the adults shelter indoors, while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dares not tell anyone about it …

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