Io non ho paura (2003)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Gabriele Salvatores

Writers:

Niccolò Ammaniti (novel)
Niccolò Ammaniti (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

14 March 2003 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Secrets. Betrayal. Murder.

Plot:

While playing outside one day, nine-year-old Michele discovers Filippo, who is chained to the ground at the bottom of a hole...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Boy | Bicycle | Rascal | Chore

Awards:

8 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Giuseppe Cristiano	...	Michele
Mattia Di Pierro	...	Filippo
Adriana Conserva	...	Barbara
Fabio Tetta	...	Teschio
Giulia Matturo	...	Maria
Stefano Biase	...	Salvatore
Fabio Antonacci	...	Remo
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón	...	Anna
Dino Abbrescia	...	Pino
Giorgio Careccia	...	Felice
Antonella Stefanucci	...	Assunta
Riccardo Zinna	...	Pietro
Michele Vasca	...	Candela
Susi Sánchez	...	Filippo's mother (as Susy Sánchez)
Diego Abatantuono	...	Sergio

Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores

Writing credits
Niccolò Ammaniti		(novel)
Niccolò Ammaniti		(screenplay) and
Francesca Marciano		(screenplay)

Produced by
Marco Chimenz	....	producer
Giovanni Stabilini	....	producer
Antonio Tacchia	....	line producer
Maurizio Totti	....	producer
Riccardo Tozzi	....	producer

Original Music by
Ezio Bosso
Pepo Scherman

Cinematography by
Italo Petriccione

Film Editing by
Massimo Fiocchi

Casting by
Fabiola Banzi
Fabio Scamoni

Production Design by
Giancarlo Basili

Art Direction by
Ivana Gargiulo

Costume Design by
Patrizia Chericoni
Florence Emir

Makeup Department
Luigi Ciminelli	....	key makeup artist
Fabrizio Nanni	....	hair stylist
Giovanna Turco	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Alessandro Baragli	....	post-production supervisor
Ferdinando Bonifazi	....	production manager
Attila Mancarella	....	production supervisor
Antonio Tacchia	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Daniele	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mirko Donati	....	property master
Cosimo Giannuzzi	....	construction coordinator
Elena Stanzani	....	painter

Sound Department
Tullio Arcangeli	....	sound effects editor
Daniela Bassani	....	sound editor
Piergiorgio De Luca	....	sound effects editor
Mauro Lazzaro	....	sound recordist
Danilo Moroni	....	sound mixer
Luca Novelli	....	boom operator
Massimo Puccio	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dan Edelstein	....	supervising sound editor: US release (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sergio Cremasco	....	colourist
Stefano Marinoni	....	visual effects supervisor
Alex Ongaro	....	visual effects
Paola Trisoglio	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Antonello	....	still photographer
Dario Badia	....	grip
Massimo Barbona	....	grip
Massimo Barbona	....	key grip
Mauro Blonna	....	video assist operator
Alessandro Chiara	....	camera operator
Daniele Circelli	....	electrician
Fabio De Meis	....	gaffer
Simone D'Onofrio	....	assistant camera
Luciano Durante	....	grip
Claudio Gallicchio	....	electrician
Giovanni Gebbia	....	Steadicam operator
Mauro Mura	....	electrician
Claudio Palmieri	....	assistant camera
Paolo Palmulli	....	grip
Roberto Ridolfi	....	electrician
Cristiano Trentini	....	electrician
Fabrizio Vicari	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carmen Agostinelli	....	key costumer (as Carmelina Agostinelli)

Editorial Department
Gianni Cerniglia	....	color technician
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	....	color supervisor
Pasquale Cuzzupoli	....	color timer
Anna del Dotto	....	second assistant editor
David Tomasini	....	assistant editor
Matt Garner	....	editorial consultant: US release (uncredited)

Music Department
Giovanni Arcadu	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Joshua Berman	....	co-production supervisor
Paola Bonelli	....	script supervisor
Bob Buchholz	....	english language director
Paola Costa	....	production secretary
Roberto Luvisotti	....	production administrator
Matteo Tacchia	....	accountant
Patrizia Wachter	....	press attache

Production Companies

• Colorado Film Production
• Medusa Produzione
• Alquimia Cinema
• The Producers Films
• Cattleya
• Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC) (support)

Distributors

• Albatros Film (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Telexcel (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Capitol Films
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Medusa Distribuzione
• Medyavizyon (2004) (Turkey) (all media)
• Miramax Films (2004) (USA) (subtitled)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF)

Special Effects

• Digitalia Graphics S.r.l. (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Dream Sound  sound effects
• Panalight  camera equipment provided by

Also Known As:

I'm Not Scared (International: English title)
No tengo miedo (Spain)

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

108 min | Canada:101 min | Argentina:107 min

Country:

Italy | Spain | UK

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Italy:T | UK:15 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:10 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:IIA

Filming Locations:

Apulia, Italy

Company:

Colorado Film Production

Trivia:

This film was loosely based on a true story of a kidnapped boy from Milan and the novella written about the incident.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Michele is getting ready to leave Filippo after giving him the bread, the rope going into the hole disappears quickly for one shot and then reappears for the rest of the scene.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Liu'

Don't Be Scared, Watch It!

In a remote Italian village, a boy finds a little kid trapped inside a hole. The boy doesn't tell anyone about his discovery, and over a period of several days, he begins to feed the kid despite the fact that he does not know why the little one is in the hole. Director Salvatores plays with this intriguing scenario fascinatingly. It is an extraordinarily well-realized thriller, which often plays like a very dark fable. We (the viewer) see everything through the eyes of the young boy, so the viewer is forced to put 1 and 2 together - it is a film that trusts its audience's intelligence. Although it is an excellent thriller, one could argue that the movie is even better if it is seen as an examination of the Italian culture (according to the film, this is a rigid patriarchal society in which women have little value). Young actor Giuseppe Cristiano gives a wonderfully naturalistic performance. Italo Petriccione's camera work is simply extraordinary (make sure you watch the widescreen version of the film). But Salvatores, the man behind the Oscar-winning "Mediterraneo," deserves all the credit for this terrific film. Don't miss this one.