Summary Ferrara, Italy, in 1916. Escaped from the rear of the front, the simple soldier Ferruccio Mambrin pretends to be mentally ill in order to save himself from the war. Inside the mental hospital in Ferrara, the boy undergoes violent psycho-physical therapies because he is considered a simulator by the conservative doctor Brighenti. Thanks to the innovative vision of Dr. Gaetano Boschi, Ferruccio is transferred, together with other soldiers, to Villa del Seminario, a place where he is treated through pioneering occupational therapies and the telling of his own story. Discovered by the police, he was denounced for desertion. Ferruccio tries one last escape, but the days spent at Villa del Seminario made him a new man who stopped running away. View more details
Directed : Claudio Ripalti
Written : Stefano Muroni Claudio Ripalti Valeria Luzi
Stars : Davide Paganini Alessio Di Clemente Rosario Petix Mauro Negri
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : Italian
Production companies : Controluce Produzione
Summary Ferrara, Italy, in 1916. Escaped from the rear of the front, the simple soldier Ferruccio Mambrin pretends to be mentally ill in order to save himself from the war. Inside the mental hospital in Ferrara, the boy undergoes violent psycho-physical therapies because he is considered a simulator by the conservative doctor Brighenti. Thanks to the innovative vision of Dr. Gaetano Boschi, Ferruccio is transferred, together with other soldiers, to Villa del Seminario, a place where he is treated through pioneering occupational therapies and the telling of his own story. Discovered by the police, he was denounced for desertion. Ferruccio tries one last escape, but the days spent at Villa del Seminario made him a new man who stopped running away. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Italy
Language : Italian
Production companies : Controluce Produzione
