Rosso come il cielo

Name: Rosso come il cielo
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-03-09
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Luca Capriotti, Paolo Sassanelli, Marco Cocci, Simone Colombari, Simone Gullì

IMDb ID: tt0450121 · Year: 2007 · Rating: 7.6 (2,144 votes)

Genres: Drama

A nearly sightless boy is sent to a school for blind children, where he secretly discovers the possibilities of the recorded sound.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Red Like the Sky
United Kingdom: Red Like the Sky
United States: Red Like the Sky
World-wide: Red Like the Sky (English)
Italy: Rosso come il cielo
New Zealand: Rosso come il cielo (Festival Title)
United States: Rosso come il cielo (Festival Title)
Argentina: Rojo como el cielo (Festival Title)
Mexico: Rojo como el cielo
Canada: Rouge comme le ciel (French)
France: Rouge comme le ciel
Estonia: Punane nagu taevas
Denmark: Rød som himlen
Norway: Rød som himmelen
Germany: Rot wie der Himmel
Hungary: Vak-világ
Brazil: Vermelho Como o Céu
Russia: Красный, как небо
Japan: ミルコのひかり (Japanese)
Rosso come il cieloRelease Date2007-03-09Runtime96 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews15Countries / RegionsItalyLanguagesItalianKeywordsboy
tuscany italy
based on true story
fairy tale
truck driverProduction CompaniesOrisa Produzioni
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)Official SitesOfficial site (France) - http://www.lesfilmsdupreau.com/prog.php?code=rge
Orisa (Italy) - http://www.orisa.it/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450121/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0450121.jpgUpdated At2026-04-03T23:42:30

Directors

Cristiano Bortone

Writers

Cristiano Bortone
Paolo Sassanelli
Monica Zapelli

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Luca Capriotti | Character: Mirco
Actor: Paolo Sassanelli | Character: Don Giulio
Actor: Marco Cocci | Character: Ettore
Actor: Simone Colombari | Character: Padre Achille
Actor: Simone Gullì | Character: Felice
Actor: Michele Iorio | Character: Giacomo
Actor: Andrea Gussoni | Character: Valerio
Actor: Patrizia La Fonte | Character: Suor Santa
Actor: Francesca Maturanza | Character: Francesca
Actor: Loris Arena | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Marco Ballesteros | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Alba Ballotta | Character: Nun
Actor: Filippo Bianchi | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Luca Bongianni | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Alessandro Buro | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Andrea Cacciabue | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Giacomo Calvi | Character: Street kid
Actor: Francesco Campobasso | Character: Davide
Actor: Sharon Della Casa | Character: Street kid
Actor: Gianni Chiarini | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Emilio Costantino | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Alessio Daneo | Character: Street kid
Actor: Clotilde De Spirito | Character: Concettina
Actor: Tommaso Donati | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Gabriele Dosi | Character: Street kid
Actor: Jacopo Doveri | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Roberto Draghetti | Character: Radio announcer
Actor: Luigi Farinola | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Pieraldo Ferrante | Character: Doctor
Actor: Alessandro Fiori | Character: Mario
Actor: Lisa Galantini | Character: Portiera
Actor: Rosanna Gentili | Character: Teresa
Actor: Lorenzo Giovannetti | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Gaetano Infurna | Character: Boy
Actor: Marco Lanza | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Simona Leggerini | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Salvatore Lorino | Character: Sassone
Actor: Susanna Lusetti | Character: Cinema ticket clerk
Actor: Giusi Merli | Character: Teacher
Actor: Fabio Morello | Character: Maestro
Actor: Norman Mozzato | Character: School Director
Actor: Federico Musso | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Francesco Neri | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Valerio Nuti | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Alessandro Oreda | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Massimo Palazzini | Character: Radio announcer
Actor: Giuliana Parodi | Character: Nun
Actor: Fabrizio Pensati | Character: Street kid
Actor: Gloria Pesce | Character: Child of Tuscany
Actor: Eugenio Rocco | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Stefania Roda | Character: Demostrator
Actor: Federico Romis | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Federico Santi | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Biagio Savinelli | Character: Blast Furnace employee
Actor: Elena Schiaffino | Character: Demostrator
Actor: Stefano Stancanelli | Character: Genoa student
Actor: Valentina Zampichelli | Character: Nun
Actor: Giovanni Zidda | Character: Blast Furnace employee

[Directors Group]
Name: Cristiano Bortone | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Cristiano Bortone | Role: Writer
Name: Paolo Sassanelli | Role: Writer
Name: Monica Zapelli | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Cristiano Bortone | Role: Producer
Name: Ivan Fiorini | Role: Producer
Name: Daniele Mazzocca | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ezio Bosso | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Vladan Radovic | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Carla Simoncelli | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Davide Bassan | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Monica Simeone | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Walter Cossu | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Massimo De Pellegrino | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Elia Mazzoni | Role: Production Manager
Name: Valerio Palusci | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Giuseppe Bonito | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Sergio Tribastone | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Stefano Campus | Role: Sound Department
Name: Goffredo Gibellini | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stefano Grosso | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniele Maraniello | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mirko Perri | Role: Sound Department
Name: Louis Siciliano | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Stefano Marinoni | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Federica Nisi | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Paola Trisoglio | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Matteo Attolini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matteo Carlesimo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Federico Martucci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Raffaele Massa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Virgilio Palone | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sergio Strizzi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Zuffa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

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

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Manuela Proietti | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sonia Fermanelli | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Francesco Garrone | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Giuseppe Scarpulla | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Goffredo Gibellini | Role: Music Department
Name: Angelo Giovagnoli | Role: Music Department
Name: Gianluca Porelli | Role: Music Department
Name: Louis Siciliano | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Francesco Gentile | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Vela Todorovic | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Marie-Madeleine Burguet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fabio Di Biasi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicoletta Grillo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Massimo Monachini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mauro Monachini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aldo Piccapane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stefania Rodà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rocio Valladares Alegria | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claire Viroulaud | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450121/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: October 17, 2006 (Rome Film Fest)
Brazil: October 30, 2006 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Hungary: January 23, 2007 (TV premiere)
Italy: March 9, 2007
Canada: April 14, 2007 (Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children)
Brazil: April 20, 2007
Japan: April 29, 2007 (Festival del Cinema Italiano Tokyo)
Japan: September 8, 2007
United Kingdom: October 6, 2007 (Raindance Film Festival)
United States: March 2, 2008 (New York International Children's Film Festival, premiere)
United States: April 2008 (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
Mexico: May 4, 2008 (Festival Internacional de Cine Acapulco)
Brazil: June 17, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Mexico: August 15, 2008
Colombia: October 3, 2008
Argentina: November 6, 2008 (San Luis Cine International Festival)
Argentina: December 4, 2008
Germany: February 5, 2009
Norway: November 20, 2009
South Korea: December 17, 2009
Denmark: June 3, 2010
France: July 10, 2010 (Paris Cinéma)
France: August 4, 2010 (Lama Film Festival)
France: August 24, 2010 (Gindou Film Festival)
France: October 6, 2010
France: November 2, 2011 (Villerupt Italian Film Festival)
Taiwan: January 13, 2023

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