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
Sergio Rubini
as Massimo
Corrado Invernizzi
as Laboratory technician
Paolo Triestino
as Young doctor
Silvio Vannucci
as USL doctor
Valeria Golino
as Silvia
Chiara Noschese
as Girl at test lab
Victor Cavallo
as Coso
Raffaella Lebboroni
as Doctor
Sergio Pierattini
as Police chief
Niccolò Senni
as Siddharta
Raffaele Vannoli
as Kind nurse
Stefano Dionisi
as Roberto
Maria Consagra
as USL psychologist
