I'm not afraid
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | I'm not afraid |
| Original title | Io non ho paura |
| Country of production | Italy , Spain , Great Britain |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 109 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gabriele Salvatores |
| script |
Niccolò Ammaniti Francesca Marciano |
| production |
Maurizio Totti Riccardo Tozzi Giovanni Stabilini Marco Chimenz |
| music |
Ezio Bosso Pepo Scherman |
| camera | Italo Daniele Petriccione |
| cut | Massimo Fiocchi |
| occupation | |
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I'm not afraid is a film by the Italian director Gabriele Salvatores from 2003. It is based on the novel I'm not afraid by Niccolò Ammaniti .
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Six children race to an old dilapidated house during the summer vacation. On the way home, Michele returns once more because his sister has lost her glasses. While searching for it, he comes across a hole in the ground covered with corrugated iron next to the abandoned houses. He sees in it a human foot that scares him and makes him flee.
The experience leaves him no peace, so Michele rides his bike to the ruins the next day. He takes a deep breath and lifts the corrugated iron. A suddenly emerging figure terrifies him and makes him flee on his bike in a wild panic. On the third day, too, he found no distraction in playing with friends - he was drawn back to the hole in the ground. A creature crouches under a rag blanket, begging for water and food in a hoarse voice. Michele promises to return the next day with something to eat.
The next morning, Michele buys bread from the money he has saved in the small shop in the village. A car comes towards him on his way to the hole in the ground. Michele crouches in the grain field so as not to be discovered. Through the stalks he recognizes Felice, the brother of the capo (Italian capo "head of a gang") at the helm . While the creature in the pit is eating the bread, Michele asks, but the only answer is silence. He becomes angry because he has still received neither thanks nor greetings and courageously goes down into the pit. The being steps up to Michele, the rags fall off and the lean and neglected figure of a boy, with a chain on his foot, becomes visible. Now the blond boy begins to speak, but without any useful information. The privations must have clouded his mind.
When Michele wants to go to the toilet at night, the (living) kitchen is full of people. The men discuss a kidnapping that has been going on for months. Michele hears of an agreement: The residents of the village should keep the boy hidden until the ransom is paid. Finally, they watch news reports on the kidnapping and an appeal from the mother to the kidnappers. When the mother asks Filippo not to cut off one ear as threatened, Felice threatens to cut off both of them. Michele goes to Filippo and tells him the wishes that his mother gave on television. When Filippo doesn't believe him, he describes the mother and her house. Both find that they are the same age and go to the same grade level.
The next day, Michele tells the hair-raising story to his best friend Salvatore, not without having made him promise of absolute secrecy. Then he visits Filippo. Michele finds Filippo clean and no longer chained. He was washed so that he could take a photo of him as a survival mark. After Filippo has greedily devoured the cake he had brought with him, Michele takes him on an excursion out into the fields. But then she surprises Felice. He throws Michele on the ground, threatens him with a shotgun, hits him bloody and takes him to the car. Salvatore is already sitting there. He revealed the secret in exchange for being able to drive a real car.
Back home, Michele's father threatens to be beaten if he goes back to the hiding place. With a heavy heart, Michele adheres to the ban for several days. Then Teschio, one of the neighbors' children, suggests going back to the run-down house. A storm is brewing on the way there. When it is pouring rain and strong winds, the children seek shelter in the house. Only Michele runs to the hole in the ground - it is deserted. He learns from Salvatore that Filippo has been taken to a cave. When the storm is over, they drive back. A Carabinieri helicopter squadron flies overhead.
In the evening the men of the village meet again in the house of Michele's family. Michele sneaks to the door and listens. Michele's father suggests drawing lots to determine who should kill Filippo. Michele no longer waits for the decision, he escapes from the window of his room into the full moon night through the fields to the cave. The entrance is boarded up - almost twice as high as Michele. He climbs over and frees the tied and gagged Filippo. With a lot of effort he moves the apathetic and completely exhausted boy to flee and pushes him over the gate. When Filippo is on the other side, Michele immediately orders him to run away. He himself does not manage to climb the inside of the wooden gate without help. When a car arrives, Michele's father opens the cave. Hoping for rescue, Michele jumps out from behind a bale of straw, then a shot is fired. Michele was hit in the thigh. His father, who did not recognize him in the dark, carries him outside. Michele slowly regains consciousness. Filippo steps up and tries to grab Michele's hand against the wind pressure of a police helicopter above them.
Reviews
“Poetic film narration about a child's perception between adventure, imagination and harsh reality. Staged in symbolic images and narrated radically from the boy's perspective, the film also offers exciting entertainment for older children. "
“Entirely from the perspective of his young hero Michele, Salvatores tells a story of the departure from childlike paradise in impressive pictures - a path that is defined by knowledge and understanding the world. The time color, the hot summer, the demanding view from the poor south to the affluent north of Italy are well taken, and the young leading actor is very convincing. "
“The expanse of the fields contrasts with surreal details (such as the animals appearing again and again that seem to slip away from the setting of" The Night of the Hunter ") and precise observations of small scenes, be it Michele's little sister drowning her Barbie doll or his nightly under-the-covers readings. The captivating photography by Italo Daniele Petriccione rounds off a highly engaging and completely wonderful film. "
Awards
- Nastro d'Argento 2003 for Best Italian Director (Gabriele Salvatores), Best Supporting Actor (Diego Abatantuono) and Best Cinematography (Italo Petriccione)
- David di Donatello 2004 - Award for the best camera and the award for the best youth film
- The film took part in the competition at the Berlinale 2003 .
- 2002 Globo d'Oro for Best Director .
Individual evidence
- ↑ I'm not afraid. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Svenja Alsmann: I'm not afraid (Io non ho paura) . artechock.de. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ Judith Göbel: I'm not afraid . kinokunstkultur.de. Archived from the original on April 26, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ↑ Nastri D'Argento . cinegiornalisti.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
Web links
- I have no fear in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- I'm not afraid atRotten Tomatoes(English)