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Happy to Be Different

Mar 6, 2014 · 1h 33m
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Documentary

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The film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how their lives were shaped by this situation during Fascism and in the aftermath of World War II, in an anthropologically and culturally widely diverse nation. Theirs is a mixed testimony of repression, censorship, dignity, courage, and happiness, making way for the final image of a world - our world - that still has a long way to go towards respect and liberty for everyone.

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CAST

Glauco Bettera
Giorgio Bongiovanni
Ninetto Davoli
Paolo Poli
Directed by Gianni Amelio

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Released
Original language
IT
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Production
Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Cubovision, MiC, RAI
Country
IT
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