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Shooting the Moon

  • September 4, 1998
  • 105 min.
  • Drama
  • Italy
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.

Original title: L'Albero delle pere

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nomination

100%

winning rate

1

win

Venice Film Festival #55 - 1998

Award People Status
Marcello Mastroianni Award Niccolò Senni Winner

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