''Never Again as Before'' ( it, Mai + come prima) is a 2005 Italian

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produced, written and directed by

Giacomo Campiotti Giacomo Campiotti (Varese, 8 July 1957) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Biography Giacomo Campiotti was born in Varese in 1957 and graduated in Pedagogy at the University of Bologna. He worked for several years in the theater, makin ...

. The film was nominated for the David of the Youth at the 2006

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, while the theme song "Warriors of Light/Sei o non sei dei" was nominated for

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for best song.

Plot

Six schoolmates, after the high school exams, decide to leave together for a holiday in the Dolomites, in what will probably be their last summer together before they probably never see each other again. The group consists of Enrico, the creator of the holiday and the group's glue; Max, a disabled boy suffocated by oppressive parents; Lorenzo, a musician who dreams the fame; Giulia, Lorenzo's girlfriend, reluctant to leave; Martina, the other girl in the group, secretly in love with Lorenzo; Cesare, an extravagant boy with a punk style and rough, but with a gold heart. The six during the stay in the mountains will learn to know themselves and others better, facing and trying to overcome their fears, binding even more between them. And together they will also overcome the tragedy - the death of Enrico during a climb - which troubles the adventure and loosens the bond around the group, so as to arrive united at the end of that summer, after which nothing will be never again as before.

Cast

* Natalia Piatti as Martina * Marco Velluti as Lorenzo * Federico Battilocchio as Cesare, aka Fava * Nicola Cipolla as Max *

Laura Chiatti Laura Chiatti (born 15 July 1982, Castiglione del Lago, Italy) is an Italian actress and singer. She is the leading lady in two successful films: ''Ho voglia di te'', alongside Riccardo Scamarcio, and Paolo Sorrentino's third film ''The Family ...

as Giulia * Marco Casu as Enrico *

Francesco Salvi Francesco Salvi (born 7 February 1953) is an Italian actor, singer, screenwriter, and director. Biography Born in the northern town of Luino, near the Italian border with Switzerland, Salvi started his career in the mid-1980s. His performance ...

as Enrico's Father *

Lunetta Savino Lunetta Savino (born 2 November 1957 in Bari) is an Italian theatre and movie actress, particularly famous for starring in popular TV series. She is best known in her home country for playing Cettina, one of the leading characters on Rai Uno's ...

as Cesare's Mother * Emanuela Grimalda as Martina's Mother *

Pino Quartullo Giuseppe "Pino" Quartullo (born 12 July 1957) is an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright. Life and career Born in Civitavecchia, after getting a degree in architecture, Quartullo graduated in directing at the Silvio d’Amico ...

as Lorenzo's Father *

Mariella Valentini Mariella Valentini (born 23 June 1959) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Milan, Valentini studied acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici and in a mime school.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsil ...

as Giulia's Mother *

Lidia Broccolino Lidia Broccolino (born 10 July 1958) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born Lidia Broccolini in Chieti, she debuted in 1982, in the indie drama ''Fuori dal giorno''. She became first known thanks to Pupi Avati, ...

as Max's Mother * Marco Gambino as Max's Father * Fabio Sartor as Giulia's Father

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* 2005 films 2000s coming-of-age drama films Italian coming-of-age drama films Films directed by Giacomo Campiotti 2005 drama films 2000s Italian films 2000s Italian-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub

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