The Big Dream

The Big Dream

2009•1h 41m•5.5/10

DramaHistoryRomance

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5.5/10(87)

Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.

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Production

Taodue Film, Babe Film, Medusa Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio

Riccardo Scamarcio

Nicola

Jasmine Trinca

Jasmine Trinca

Laura

Luca Argentero

Luca Argentero

Libero

Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Domenico

Alessandra Acciai

Alessandra Acciai

Francesca

Dajana Roncione

Dajana Roncione

Isabella

Federica Vincenti

Federica Vincenti

Rosa

Brenno Placido

Brenno Placido

Giulio

Marco Iermanò

Marco Iermanò

Andrea

Silvio Orlando

Silvio Orlando

Carabinieri colonel

Laura Morante

Laura Morante

Maddalena

Nicola Acunzo

Nicola Acunzo

Viviana Altieri

Gigi Angelillo

Gigi Angelillo

Professor

Luca Avagliano

Luca Avagliano

Andrea Baracco

Pierluigi Corallo

Pierluigi Corallo

Gennaro Diana

Gennaro Diana

Giovanni Galati

Romano Ghini

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