The Big Dream

The Big Dream

2009 · 101 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, History, Romance

Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.

Directed by Michele Placido · Written by Angelo Pasquini

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