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The Hidden Child

2021 · 110 min

A quiet, tense chamber piece that slowly warms as two unlikely people from different worlds learn to trust each other.

Directed by
Roberto Andò
Genres
Drama
Starring
Silvio Orlando, Roberto Herlitzka, Giuseppe Pirozzi
Overview
Gabriele Santoro is a Professor of Pianoforte at the Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella who lives in a working-class area of the city. One morning, while shaving his beard, the postman buzzes at the intercom to tell him he has a package. Gabriele opens the door and, before greeting him, runs to rinse his face. In that short space of time, a ten-year-old child slips into his apartment and hides away. “The maestro” – as he’s called in his neighbourhood – only notices the stowaway late at night. And when he sees him, he recognises the intruder as Ciro, a child who lives with his parents and siblings on the top floor of his building. When asked why he has fled his home, Ciro refuses to speak. Nevertheless, the maestro instinctively decides to hide him in his home, setting Ciro’s enemies a uniquely difficult challenge.

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Directed by
Roberto Andò
Genres
Drama
Starring
Silvio Orlando, Roberto Herlitzka, Giuseppe Pirozzi
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • survival
  • found family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roberto Andò
Written by
Roberto Andò, Franco Marcoaldi
Starring
Silvio Orlando, Roberto Herlitzka, Giuseppe Pirozzi, Lino Musella, Imma Villa, Sasà Striano, Tonino Taiuti, Alfonso Postiglione
Cinematography
Maurizio Calvesi
Runtime
110 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian, Spanish

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