Shooting the Moon

Overview

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.

Directed by Francesca Archibugi

Top cast

Valeria Golino

Silvia

Sergio Rubini

Massimo

Stefano Dionisi

Roberto

Niccolò Senni

Siddharta

F

Francesca Di Giovanni

Domitilla

Corrado Invernizzi

Laboratory technician

Chiara Noschese

Girl at test lab

Victor Cavallo

Coso

Maria Consagra

USL psychologist

G

Giuseppe Del Bono

Toni

Raffaella Lebboroni

Doctor

Sergio Pierattini

Police chief

A

Andrea Liu Junyu

Paolo

S

Serena Scapagnini

Flavia

B

Bruno Sclafani

Michele

Paolo Triestino

Young doctor

Raffaele Vannoli

Kind nurse

Silvio Vannucci

USL doctor

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