14-year-old Siddharta, wise beyond his age, has to deal every day with his heroin-addict mother Silvia and an absent father. One day, his four-year-old sister Domitilla accidentally pricks her finger on one of Silvia's used needles without her noticing. Seeking advice on the Internet, Siddharta is told to have her tested for hepatitis and AIDS. Thus he embarks on a odyssey of medical bureaucracy and both kind and uncaring adults.
Directed by Francesca Archibugi
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Cast
Valeria Golino
Silvia
Sergio Rubini
Massimo
Stefano Dionisi
Roberto
Niccolò Senni
Siddharta
Francesca Di Giovanni
Domitilla
Corrado Invernizzi
Laboratory technician
Chiara Noschese
Girl at test lab
Victor Cavallo
Coso
Maria Consagra
USL psychologist
Giuseppe Del Bono
Toni
Raffaella Lebboroni
Doctor
Sergio Pierattini
Police chief
Andrea Liu Junyu
Paolo
Serena Scapagnini
Flavia
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