La bestia nel cuore

Mar 17 2006 R 2h 0m
Drama, Mystery

Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart".

Plot

Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. But nightmares start disturbing her, at almost the same time she discovers that she's pregnant. Little by little she remembers her childhood in a severe middle-class family, but a big secret is still hidden in her heart. Determined to bring clarity and serenity to her life, she considers contacting her brother, a University teacher in the U.S.A., to try to understand what happened in their past. What is the secret? Will Sabina finally manage to free herself from the "beast inside her heart"?

Written by

Cristina Comencini, Francesca Marciano, Giulia Calenda

Directed by

Cristina Comencini

Cast

Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Acquimia Cinema

Languages

Español, Português, Italiano

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 21 nominations total

Trailers
Don't Tell (La Bestia Nel Cuore) (Trailer) [Oscar's Best Foreign Movie]
Scores
# of Votes
2,617
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
52
Popularity
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