''Break Free'' ( it, Liberi) is a 2003

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comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

directed by

Gianluca Maria Tavarelli Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (born 27 September 1964) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Turin, Tavarelli was self-taught, initially producing several Super 8 and 16 mm short films. After directing several commerci ...

. For his performance in this film and in '' The Return of Cagliostro'' Luigi Maria Burruano received a special mention from the Pasinetti Award jury at the 2003 Venice Film Festival.

Plot

The story tells of two boys from Abruzzo. Cenzo is iun man from

Bussi sul Tirino Bussi sul Tirino ( Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is located in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park The Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park is a natural ...

, small mountain village, who moves to the big city of

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

. But Cenzo doesn't get used to the city life, and falls into depression. The son Vince instead is a boy full of life, who dreams of escape from

, and wants to learn about the world, and meets the traumatic Genny, a girl of Pescara too. Genny loves Vince, however she is a very sensitive girl who suffers from panic attacks.

Cast

Elio Germano Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor. Life and career Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duro ...

: Vince * Nicole Grimaudo: Genny * Anita Zagaria: Paola * Luigi Maria Burruano: Cenzo * Myriam Catania:Elena

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* 2003 films Italian romantic comedy-drama films 2003 romantic comedy-drama films 2003 comedy films 2003 drama films Films set in Pescara Films shot in Pescara 2000s Italian-language films 2000s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films Medusa Film films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub

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