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
57. Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica – Venezia 2000 – Cinema del Presente
Crew
Screenplay Isabella Sandri, Giuseppe M. Gaudino, Heidrun Schleef
Script Heidrun Schleef, Isabella Sandri
Cinematography Tarek Ben Abdallah
Editing Rosella Mocci
Costume design Elena Del Guerra
Set design Alessandro Marrazzo
Music Epsilon Indi
Cast
Fiammetta Saracina Enrica Maria Modugno
Martina Curto Francesca Rallo
Sciù Salvatore Grasso
Giovanni Scalia Andrea Renzi
Susanna Curto Cristina Donadio
Selene Olimpia Carlisi
Agente Valenti Alessio Caruso
Agente Bilda Sebastiano Colla
Gaia Carmen Giardina
Alì Luchi Antonio Pennarella
Eva Roberta Spagnuolo
Agente Savignani Antonella Stefanucci