Red Like the Sky (2006) ( Rosso come il cielo )

Red Like the Sky (2006) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Rosso come il cielo
Screened, competed or awarded at:
David Donatello Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Cristiano Bortone

Written By:
Cristiano Bortone
Paolo Sassanelli

Actors:
Francesco Campobasso ..... Davide
Luca Capriotti ..... Mirco
Marco Cocci ..... Ettore
Simone Colombari ..... Padre
Alessandro Fiori ..... Mario
Simone Gullì ..... Felice
Andrea Gussoni ..... Valerio
Michele Iorio ..... Giacomo
Patrizia La Fonte ..... Suor Santa
Francesca Maturanza ..... Francesca
Norman Mozzato ..... School Director
Paolo Sassanelli ..... Don Giulio

Synopsis:

Cristiano Bortone's inspirational Italian-language drama Red Like the Sky recounts the incredible true story of the early life of blind sound editor Mirco Mencacci. The victim of a freak childhood accident in 1970 that robbed him permanently of his sight, Mencacci is shipped off to a Genoan boarding school for Catholic boys, per the stipulations of the Italian government. Not one to be daunted or repressed, Mirco forges a heartwarming friendship with the daughter of the school gatekeeper; the two abscond together, via her bicycle, on a series of secret trips to the closest cinema. Meanwhile, at the school, Mirco also begins recording his own sound dramas with the school's tape recorder and the use of audio books in the institution's library. In time, the innovative young man invites other students to participate, who eagerly accept, and Mirco uses the activity to help each fellow student identify his own innate gifts and pursue his dreams. But when he leads a cadre of boys on a covert expedition to the cinema, the school administrators take swift and decisive action.

It is 1970. Mirco is a Tuscan child in love with cinema. He loses his eyesight in an accident. At that time, the law regards blind people as handicapped, and does not allow them to attend public school, his parents are forced to send him to an institution. Here, the little boy finds an old reel to reel tape player and discovers that in slicing up the tape and piecing it back together and using only the sounds, he can create fairy tales. As the people at the Institute try and stop him from pursuing his hobby, Mirco will gradually convince the other blind children to discover their own talents and normality.

Drama based on the childhood of blind Italian sound editor Mirco Mencacci. Set in Tuscany in 1970, ten-year-old Mirco is passionate about cinema. After an accident with a shotgun, he loses his sight and ends up in a special school for the blind as the law at the time considered him to be handicapped. The determined young Mirco discovers the world of sound and by cutting and splicing, creates aural fairy tales.

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