The Black Sheep

Overview

Nicola is a man who has spent much of his life in a mental institution, though not always as a patient. Nicola's mother suffered from mental illness, and when young Nicola grew old enough to understand some of her stranger behavior as well as the family's other dark secrets, a few of the adults around him preferred to suggest he was disturbed like his mother, and he was encouraged to visit an asylum not far from his home. As an adult, Nicola has spent enough time around people who have a tenuous connection with reality that he has a superficial resemblance to them, and has developed a strange set of imaginary friends to go along with his eccentric real-life companions and the woman he loves from afar, Marinella.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 2010

Original language

Italian

Spoken languages

Italian

Cast

Maurilio Scaduto,Luigi Fedele,Luisa De Santis,Roberta Sferzi,Ascanio Celestini,Peppe Servillo,Maurilio Leto,Teresa Saponangelo,Maya Sansa,Nicola Rignaneseand 4 more

Director

Ascanio Celestini

Writer

Ascanio Celestini,Wilma Labate,Ugo Chiti

Producer

Alessandra Acciai,Carlo Macchitella,Giorgio Magliulo

Cinematography

Daniele Ciprì

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1680096