The Beast in the Heart Don't Tell |
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Directed by | Cristina Comencini |
Produced by |
Marco Chimenz Giovanni Stabilini |
Written by |
Cristina Comencini Giulia Calenda Francesca Marciano |
Starring |
Giovanna Mezzogiorno Alessio Boni Luigi Lo Cascio |
Distributed by | Lionsgate Films |
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Running time
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120 minutes |
Language |
Italian English |
Budget | ~€6,000,000 |
The Beast in the Heart (La bestia nel cuore / a.k.a. Don't Tell) is a 2005 film directed by Cristina Comencini, based on the novel written by herself.
It was nominated for Golden Lion prize at the Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category in the 78th Academy Awards.
Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. But lately nightmares start disturbing her, just as she discovers she is pregnant. Her childhood, spent with an older brother, has a dark secret hidden within her heart, and she goes to visit her brother in America, to try to understand what 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".