Completed - ITALIAN, ENGLISH - Drama, Historical, Biography - 101 minutes
Mario Capecchi: the amazing story of a wild child who becomes Nobel Prize in Medicine.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Roberto FAENZA Writer(s) : Roberto FAENZA, David GLEESON Cast : Laura HADDOCK, Edward HOLCROFT, Elisa LASOWSKI, Francesco MONTANARI, Jake DONALD-CROOKE, Lorenzo CIAMEI Producer(s) : Jean vigo ITALIA, Rai CINEMA, Rhino films INC.
World War II, South Tyrol (Italy). Mario is only four years old when his mother is arrested by the Fascists. The little boy spends his childhood on the streets, living hand-to-mouth. After the war, he and his mother miraculously find each other and begin a new life in America, among the Quaker community Hill of Vision. Mario is unable to fit into the new context of normality, until he discovers, thanks to his scientist uncle, a passion for science. Based on the adventurous life of Mario Capecchi, Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2007.
Country(ies) : ITALY, USA
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