Forever Mary (1989)

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Country: Italy
Genres: Crime, Drama
Release: 1989-05-04
Director: Marco Risi
Writers: Aurelio Grimaldi , Stefano Rulli , Sandro Petraglia
Language: Italian
Stars: Michele Placido , Claudio Amendola , Francesco Benigno , Alessandra Di Sanzo , Tony Sperandeo , Roberto Mariano , Maurizio Prollo , Filippo Genzardi , Giovanni Alamia , Alfredo Li Bassi
Runtime: 102 min
Awards: 7 wins & 11 nominations
AKA: Marco Terzi gibt nicht auf , Mery per sempre , Örökre Mery (Hungary) , Forever Mary , Forever Mary (Denmark) , Rejas de cristal (Spain) , Våldets Palermo (Sweden) , Mery Per Sempre (Canada) , Mery per sempre (Italy) , Mery per sempre , Mery pour toujours (France, French Republic) , Prisão de Menores (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Forever Mary (United Kingdom) , Na zawsze Mery (Poland) , Forever Mary (United States of America) , Delinqüência Atrás das Grades - Mary Para Sempre (Brazil) , Lasihäkki (Finland) , Mary Forever , Мэри навсегда , 永遠のマリー (Japan)
Plot: A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamored of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
IMDB:tt0097870