Don't Be Bad

Don't Be Bad
Don't Be Bad
	Film poster
Directed by	Claudio Caligari
Written by	Caludio Caligari; Francesca Serafini; Giordano Meacci;
Story by	Claudio Caligari
Starring	Luca Marinelli; Alessandro Borghi
Cinematography	Maurizio Calvesi
Release date	8 September 2015;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Don't Be Bad (Italian: Non essere cattivo) is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Caligari. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.^[1] It was the last film directed by Caligari: a few days after the end of the film editing, he died from a tumor.

Plot[]

Ostia, 1995: Vittorio and Cesare, two Roman youngsters, have known each other for a long time; their relationship is closer to being brothers than just friends. Both are dedicated to their acquaintances with various illegal activities as well as to the consumption and sale of recreational drugs, refusing the life of workers and looking for a way out from the problems of life by taking drugs. Cesare lives with his mother and niece Debora, the daughter of his sister who died due to AIDS, and who is ill herself.

One evening Vittorio, after taking several pills, has a series of hallucinations and therefore decides to change his life. He finds work at a construction site and tries to involve Cesare in order to save him too. The new life slowly takes shape, amidst all kinds of difficulties, including drug repercussions and the death of little Debora, but in the end the two begin to adapt to a more normal life. Cesare becomes engaged to Viviana, a former girlfriend of Vittorio, while Vittorio goes to live with Linda, a housewife, and her son Tommaso.

However, Cesare is not able to completely suppress the desire to return to his former life. He dies after he is shot by a store owner during a failed robbery attempt. One year later, Vittorio meets Viviana and her son, Cesare Jr., named after his late father.

Cast[]

Luca Marinelli as Cesare
Alessandro Borghi as Vittorio
as Linda
as Viviana
as Brutto
as Grasso
as Lungo
as Corto

Awards[]

Year	Award/Festival	Category	Winner/Nominee	Result
2015	72nd Venice International Film Festival	Pasinetti Award for Best Film	Claudio Caligari	Won
2015	72nd Venice International Film Festival	Pasinetti Award for Best Actor	Luca Marinelli	Won

References[]

^ Anderson, Ariston (28 September 2015). "Oscars: Italy Submits 'Non Essere Cattivo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

External links[]

Don't Be Bad at IMDb

[Italy-1] Anderson, Ariston (28 September 2015). "Oscars: Italy Submits 'Non Essere Cattivo' for Foreign-Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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