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I'm Not Scared

2003 · 108 min

Sun-scorched and quietly suffocating, it watches childhood innocence curdle into dread through a boy's eyes, ending in a desperate, breathless run.

Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Giuseppe Cristiano, Dino Abbrescia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Tagline
Who can you trust when everyone's a suspect?
Overview
In a tiny community enclosed by wheat fields, the adults shelter indoors, while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dares not tell anyone about it...

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Directed by
Gabriele Salvatores
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Giuseppe Cristiano, Dino Abbrescia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • morality
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, thriller, crime
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
Italy, Spain, United Kingdom
Languages
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