Raise Your Head (2009)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Drama
Release: 2009-11-06
Director: Alessandro Angelini
Writers: Alessandro Angelini , Angelo Carbone , Francesca Marciano (I)
Language: Italian
Stars: Sergio Castellitto , Anita Kravos , Giorgio Colangeli , Gabriele Campanelli , Duccio Camerini , Laura Ilie , Augusto Fornari , Nello Mascia , Paolo Pierobon , Gabriel Spahiu
Runtime: 86 min
Awards: 4 wins & 5 nominations
AKA: Raise Your Head , 頭を上げて (Japan) , Raise Your Head (United Kingdom) , Levanta la cabeza (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Alza la testa (Italy) , Alza la testa (United Kingdom) , Alza la testa (United States of America) , Alza la testa , Raise Your Head (United States of America)
Plot: Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.
IMDB:tt1523406