
Shooting the Moon
L'Albero delle pere
Release: 1998-09-04·Runtime: 105m·★ 6.3
Drama
14-year-old Siddharta, wise beyond his age, has to deal every day with his heroin-addict mother Silvia and an absent father. One day, his four-year-old sister Domitilla accidentally pricks her finger on one of Silvia's used needles without her noticing. Seeking advice on the Internet, Siddharta is told to have her tested for hepatitis and AIDS. Thus he embarks on a odyssey of medical bureaucracy and both kind and uncaring adults.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
3 Emme Cinematografica
Dania Film
Cast
Raffaele Vannolias Kind nurse
Valeria Golinoas Silvia
Corrado Invernizzias Laboratory technician
Victor Cavalloas Coso
Raffaella Lebboronias Doctor
Sergio Rubinias Massimo
Niccolò Sennias Siddharta
Chiara Noscheseas Girl at test lab
Maria Consagraas USL psychologist
Silvio Vannuccias USL doctor
Stefano Dionisias Roberto
Sergio Pierattinias Police chief
Paolo Triestinoas Young doctor
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