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Happy to Be Different

03/06/2014

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1hr 33min

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Documentary

STORY

The film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how their lives were shaped by this situation during Fascism and in the aftermath of World War II, in an anthropologically and culturally widely diverse nation. Theirs is a mixed testimony of repression, censorship, dignity, courage, and happiness, making way for the final image of a world - our world - that still has a long way to go towards respect and liberty for everyone.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Glauco Bettera
  • Giorgio Bongiovanni
  • Ninetto Davoli
  • Paolo Poli

    Director

  • Gianni Amelio

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Istituto Luce Cinecittà
  • Cubovision
  • MiC
  • RAI

    Production Countries

LANGUAGES

  • Italian

Cast

Glauco Bettera

Giorgio Bongiovanni

Ninetto Davoli

Paolo Poli

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