Shooting the Moon

Shooting the Moon

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 4, 1998

14-year-old Siddharta, wise beyond his age, has to deal every day with his heroin-addict mother Silvia and an absent father. One day, his four-year-old sister Domitilla accidentally pricks her finger on one of Silvia's used needles without her noticing. Seeking advice on the Internet, Siddharta is told to have her tested for hepatitis and AIDS. Thus he embarks on a odyssey of medical bureaucracy and both kind and uncaring adults.

Shooting the Moon

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 4, 1998

Shooting the Moon
14-year-old Siddharta, wise beyond his age, has to deal every day with his heroin-addict mother Silvia and an absent father. One day, his four-year-old sister Domitilla accidentally pricks her finger on one of Silvia's used needles without her noticing. Seeking advice on the Internet, Siddharta is told to have her tested for hepatitis and AIDS. Thus he embarks on a odyssey of medical bureaucracy and both kind and uncaring adults.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers 3 Emme Cinematografica, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Dania Film
Original title L'Albero delle pere
Directors Francesca Archibugi
Writers Francesca Archibugi

Cast

Valeria Golino

as Silvia

Sergio Rubini

as Massimo

Stefano Dionisi

as Roberto

Niccolò Senni

as Siddharta

Francesca Di Giovanni

as Domitilla

Corrado Invernizzi

as Laboratory technician

Chiara Noschese

as Girl at test lab

Victor Cavallo

as Coso

Maria Consagra

as USL psychologist

Sergio Pierattini

as Police chief

Andrea Liu Junyu

as Paolo

Serena Scapagnini

as Flavia

Bruno Sclafani

as Michele

Paolo Triestino

as Young doctor

Raffaele Vannoli

as Kind nurse

Silvio Vannucci

as USL doctor