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We Believed

2010-11-12 · 170 min · ★ 6.6

History · Drama

1828. After witnessing the brutal repression of revolutions in monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following decades.

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Directors
Mario Martone
Production companies
Palomar, Les Films d'Ici, RAI, Feltrinelli Real Cinema, RAI Cinema, ARTE France Cinéma, MiC, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Apulia Film Commission, Regione Puglia, Regione Piemonte, La Città di Torino
Countries
Italy, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 7,000,000
Revenue
USD 2,124,145

Top Cast

Luigi Lo CascioLuigi Lo CascioDomenico Lopresti
Valerio BinascoValerio BinascoAngelo Cammarota
Francesca InaudiFrancesca InaudiCristina di Belgiojoso
Andrea BoscaAndrea BoscaAngelo da giovane
Edoardo NatoliEdoardo NatoliDomenico da giovane
Luigi PisaniLuigi PisaniSalvatore Tambasco
Guido CaprinoGuido CaprinoFelice Orsini
Renato CarpentieriRenato CarpentieriCarlo Poerio
Michele RiondinoMichele RiondinoSaverio Tambasco
Peppino MazzottaPeppino MazzottaDon Carmine Lopresti
Franco RaveraFranco RaveraAntonio Gomez
Stefano CassettiStefano CassettiCarlo Rudio
Andrea RenziAndrea RenziSigismondo di Castromediano
Ivan FraněkIvan FraněkSimon Bernard
Roberto De FrancescoLudovico
Toni ServilloToni ServilloGiuseppe Mazzini
Luca BarbareschiLuca BarbareschiAntonio Gallenga
Fiona ShawFiona ShawEmilie Ashurst
Luca ZingarettiLuca ZingarettiFrancesco Crispi
Anna BonaiutoAnna BonaiutoCristina da adulta

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