Original title Animali che attraversano la strada
Genre Drama
Director Isabella Sandri
Country, yearITALIA, 2001
Runtime 91
Film Yes
Production Gaundri Film, Rai Cinemafiction
Release date 04/05/2001
Pressbook
Cinecittà rights Theatrical Italy, Domestic rights sales
Film
Animals crossing the road
Martina is a 14-year old prostitute in a Roman suburb. Her dad hasn’t ever acknowledged paternity, mom’s a prostitute, and she also has a younger sister. Martina becomes friends with a slightly older boy, Sciu, and a fellow petty criminal. Eventually, a young police officer becomes interested in them and defending them to her superiors. When Martina refuses to become a police informant, tensions explode.
Festival
Mostra Del Cinema Di Venezia
Crew
Screenplay Isabella Sandri, Giuseppe M. Gaudino, Heidrun Schleef
Editing Rosella Mocci
Costume design Elena Del Guerra
Set design Alessandro Marrazzo
Music Epsilon Indi
Cast
Enrica Maria Modugno
Francesca Rallo
Salvatore Grasso
Andrea Renzi
Cristina Donadio
Olimpia Carlisi
Alessio Caruso
Sebastiano Colla
Carmen Giardina
Antonio Pennarella
Roberta Spagnuolo
Antonella Stefanucci