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I'm Not Scared (2003)
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A stunning shot of sunshine on a sea of golden corn contrasts markedly with the dark secret that ten-year-old Michele (Giuseppe Cristiano) discovers in a hole beneath the ruined farmhouse where he and his friends play. At first he thinks the foot glimpsed beneath some rags must belong to a body, then he realises it is a boy chained up. I'm Not Scared starts off as an offbeat horror, contrasting the beauty of the southern Italian countryside and the innocence of its protagonist with a mood of genuine unease and foreboding. All too often in Hollywood horror films, the viewer knows what is about to happen, but here the audience has no more idea than Michele, which is what makes the early scenes so riveting. The film evolves into something that is part thriller, part family drama and part rite-of-passage, with just a nod in the direction of Christian allegory. Director Gabriele Salvatores just about holds it all together, aided by some wonderfully evocative cinematography. BP
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Running time
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96min
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Country of origin
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It / Sp / UK
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Genre
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Thriller
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Alternate title
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Io Non Ho Paura,
No Tengo Miedo
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Original language
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Italian
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Screenplay
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Niccolò Ammaniti, Francesca Marciano, from the novel Io Non Ho Paura by Niccolò Ammaniti
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Theatrical distributor
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Buena Vista
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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June 2004
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Subtitling information
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In Italian with subtitles
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