Friday evening I was able to recover this Italian film of 2009, Austrian was awarded the European Cinemas Label as Best European Film Directors' Fortnight in the Cannes Film Festival 62. The cast of the film is composed by real street artists and non-professional actors.
Patrick, fifty-haired flame-red looking for his dog Hercules in a park on the outskirts of Rome, lies a small child left alone on a swing, in his pocket with a message from the mother who promises to return one day. The girl, who says he called Hague (Asia), is accepted in a field inhabited by circus artists in the district of San Basilio. With the help of thirteen Taira, Patti began to look for the girl's mother and, meanwhile, gives her affection and a new home. It is a poor and precarious world, but full of warmth, affection and joy. They're old, young men and boys, with their beloved animals. A touching tale of courage and discrimination, and loss of humanity, an inside look at a community often marginalized by prejudice.
