Bad Tales

Bad Tales

Once upon a time there was a dream that now exists no more

2020 · 98 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

In a small suburb on the outskirts of Rome, the cheerful heat of summer camouflages a stifling atmosphere of alienation. From a distance, the families seem normal, but it’s an illusion: in the houses, courtyards and gardens, silence shrouds the subtle sadism of the fathers, the passivity of the mothers and the guilty indifference of adults. But it’s the desperation and repressed rage of the children that will explode and cut through this grotesque façade, with devastating consequences for the entire community.

Directed by Damiano D'Innocenzo · Written by Fabio D'Innocenzo

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Elio Germano Bruno Placido
Tommaso Di Cola Dennis Placido
Giulietta Rebeggiani Alessia Placido
Gabriel Montesi Amelio Guerrini
Justin Alexander Korovkin Geremia Guerrini
Barbara Chichiarelli Dalila Placido
Lino Musella Professor Bernardini
Ileana D'Ambra Vilma Tommasi
Max Malatesta Pietro Rosa
Aldo Ottobrino Padre di Ada
Cristina Pellegrino Susanna Rosa
Giulia Melillo Viola Rosa

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