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Simone is an established surgeon with a satisfying life. During canoe training, he witnesses a car accident and, as a doctor, he intervenes to save the victim. When he discovers a Nazi tattoo on his chest, he hesitates, leaving the man to his fate. In the following days, Simone, tormented by guilt, starts investigating and finds the victim's family in a working-class neighborhood.
• Best Italian Film, Best Actor (Alessandro Gassmann): Venice Film Festival; Best Supporting Actress (Sara Serraiocco): Nastro d'argento • Nomination Best Film: Venice Film Festival; Best New Director (Mauro Mancini), Best Music, Best Song: David Donatello; Best New Director (Mauro Mancini), Best Actor (Alessandro Gassmann), Best Score: Nastro d'argento
Marco Mancini was born in Pontecorvo . He began his career in 2005 writing and directing the short Il Nostro Segreto. In 2009, he made his feature film debut with two episodes of Feisbum!
Regarding his film, Mancini said: “I was inspired by a news story that took place in Paderborn, Germany. A Jewish doctor refused to operate on a patient due to the large Nazi tattoo on his arm. The doctor, after having been replaced by a colleague, declared: 'I cannot reconcile the surgery with my conscience'. The same conscience that we imagined prevents our protagonist from helping the stranger of the accident.”
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