La bestia nel cuore

Name: La bestia nel cuore
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2006-03-17
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Alessio Boni, Stefania Rocca, Angela Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Battiston

IMDb ID: tt0443446 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.3 (2,627 votes)

Genres: Drama · Mystery

Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. But nightmares start disturbing her, at almost the same time she discovers that she's pregnant. Little by little she remembers her childhood in a se...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: Don't Tell (Festival Title)
United Kingdom: Don't Tell
United States: Don't Tell
World-wide: Don't Tell (English)
Argentina: La bestia en el corazón
Spain: La bestia en el corazón
Hungary: A múlt árnyai
Poland: Bestia w sercu
Italy: La bestia nel cuore
India: La Bestia Nel Cuore (English)
France: La bête dans le coeur
Greece: Min tis to peis (transliterated title)
Brazil: Segredos do Coração
United Kingdom: The Beast in the Heart (literal English title)
Turkey: Yüreğimdeki Canavar (Turkish)
Russia: Зверь в сердце
Bulgaria: Звяр в сърцето (Bulgarian)
Japan: 心の中の獣 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 誘禍
The Beast in the HeartContent RatingRRelease Date2006-03-17Runtime120 minutesMetascore52IMDb Popularity0User Reviews15Critic Reviews27Countries / RegionsItaly
United Kingdom
France
SpainLanguagesItalian
EnglishKeywordsfather daughter incest
fantasy sequence
mother daughter relationship
mother son relationship
family secretFilming LocationsApulia, ItalyProduction CompaniesCattleya
Babe Film
Rai CinemaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443446/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0443446.jpgUpdated At2025-08-09T06:35:16

Directors

Cristina Comencini

Writers

Cristina Comencini
Francesca Marciano
Giulia Calenda

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Character: Sabina
Actor: Alessio Boni | Character: Franco
Actor: Stefania Rocca | Character: Emilia
Actor: Angela Finocchiaro | Character: Maria
Actor: Giuseppe Battiston | Character: Andrea Negri
Actor: Luigi Lo Cascio | Character: Daniele
Actor: Valerio Binasco | Character: Father
Actor: Francesca Inaudi | Character: Anita
Actor: Lucy Akhurst | Character: Anne
Actor: Lewis Lempereur-Palmer | Character: Giovanni
Actor: Jeke-Omer Boyayanlar | Character: Bill
Actor: Simona Lisi | Character: Mother
Actor: Alessandra Mastronardi | Character: Commessa Amante
Actor: Roberto Infascelli | Character: Assistente Regia
Actor: Julian Ferro | Character: Daniele Piccolo
Actor: Simonetta Graziano | Character: Impiegata Cimitero
Actor: Juliana Kögler | Character: Donna Stupro
Actor: Aldo Massasso | Character: Direttore Doppiaggio
Actor: Daniele Natali | Character: Giovane Doppiatore
Actor: Manny Oliverez | Character: Airline Passenger
Actor: Francesco Ragnelli | Character: Actor
Actor: Rita Statte | Character: La Barista
Actor: Megan Lee | Character: Jogger
Actor: Jared Morrison | Character: Airport Passenger

[Directors Group]
Name: Cristina Comencini | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Cristina Comencini | Role: Writer
Name: Francesca Marciano | Role: Writer
Name: Giulia Calenda | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Marco Chimenz | Role: Producer
Name: Fabio Conversi | Role: Producer
Name: Matteo De Laurentiis | Role: Producer
Name: Per Melita | Role: Producer
Name: Terence S. Potter | Role: Producer
Name: Jacqueline Quella | Role: Producer
Name: Giovanni Stabilini | Role: Producer
Name: Riccardo Tozzi | Role: Producer
Name: Giovannella Zannoni | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Franco Piersanti | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Fabio Cianchetti | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Cecilia Zanuso | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Mirta Guarnaschelli | Role: Casting Director
Name: Jeremy Zimmermann | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Paola Comencini | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ernesto Solo | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Maurizio Leonardi | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Antonella Berardi | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Jana Carboni | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Gino Tamagnini | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Moira Thomson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Alex Volpe | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Simona De Laurentiis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Salvatore Grimaudo | Role: Production Manager
Name: Petra Hoebel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Per Melita | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tori Parry | Role: Production Manager
Name: Alberto Sammarco | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Silvia Albertini | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vicki Allen | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Leonardo Baraldi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jason Carro | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Francesca Polic Greco | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Berenice Simona Vignoli | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Roberta Amodio | Role: Art Department
Name: Roberto Magagnini | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Jacopo Anzellotti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luca Anzellotti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Massimo Anzellotti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Dallimonti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roberto Moroni | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alessandra Perpignani | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marina Traylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sara Traylor | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Luciano Anzellotti | Role: Special Effects
Name: Leonardo Cruciano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Camillo Leporati | Role: Special Effects
Name: Luca Ricci | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Fabio Luongo | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Corrado Rizzo | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Federica Della Martira | Role: Stunts
Name: Alessandro Gaudio | Role: Stunts
Name: Marco Stefanelli | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Luigi Andrei | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alfredo Betrò | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cristiano Biagioli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel Billeter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alessandro Cardelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Danilo Caruso | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Giancarlo Checchi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aldo Chessari | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jason Coop | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Domenico D'Andrea | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Claudio Frollano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gian Claudio Giacomini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amnon Israeli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simone Lucchetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Angelo Pace | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emilio Scattaretico | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Angel M. Sepulveda | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luciano Teolis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Massimiliano Trevis | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Francesco Zaccaria | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Davide Zanetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Luigi Palmulli | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Cristiana Ricceri | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Roberto Martucci | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Filippo Pintucci | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michael Harm | Role: Location Management
Name: Alberto Sammarco | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Damiano Antinori | Role: Music Department
Name: Joshua Berman | Role: Music Department
Name: Mark Berrow | Role: Music Department
Name: Richard Bissill | Role: Music Department
Name: Fabio Venturi | Role: Music Department
Name: Warren Zielinski | Role: Music Department
Name: Steve Mair | Role: Music Department
Name: Bruce White | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Alexia De Vito | Role: Production Department
Name: Sabrina Harm | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael Hastings-Black | Role: Production Department
Name: Patrick Huber | Role: Production Department
Name: Samantha Knox-Johnston | Role: Production Department
Name: Giorgia Pellegrini | Role: Production Department
Name: Kerri J. Spangaro | Role: Production Department
Name: Greg Staley | Role: Production Department
Name: Dustin Thompson | Role: Production Department
Name: Rob van de Laar | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Peter Trotman | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Joshua Berman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leonardo Cruciano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: JoAnne Fishburn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Penny Frost | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrea Gargano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jared Morrison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stefano Nagni | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrea Orsini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Enrico Pacciani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Massimo Papini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudio Stefani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Garry Marriott | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443446/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: September 8, 2005 (Venice Film Festival)
Italy: September 9, 2005
France: October 1, 2005 (Annecy Italian Film Festival)
France: October 30, 2005 (Villerupt Italian Film Festival)
Spain: November 6, 2005 (Seville Film Festival)
Spain: January 13, 2006
Thailand: February 23, 2006 (Bangkok International Film Festival)
United States: March 17, 2006
Japan: May 2, 2006 (Festival del Cinema Italiano Tokyo)
Italy: June 2006 (Taormina International Film Festival)
Thailand: June 8, 2006
Israel: July 20, 2006
Greece: July 27, 2006 (limited)
Turkey: August 11, 2006
France: March 28, 2007
Belgium: April 18, 2007
Argentina: November 24, 2007 (Semana del Cine Italiano)
Brazil: October 16, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: December 2, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office