The Big Dream
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Italy, 1968. Aspiring actor Nicola enrolls in the police to pay for his studies, ending up undercover among college students protesting the government, the Vietnam War and the values of their parents' generation. However, he complicates his mission by falling for Laura, a bourgeois girl dreaming of a better world.
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Riccardo Scamarcio
Nicola
Known for
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Jasmine Trinca
Laura
Known for
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Luca Argentero
Libero
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Doc
Massimo Popolizio
Domenico
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Alessandra Acciai
Francesca
Known for
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Dajana Roncione
Isabella
Known for
Anima
Mia Martini - I Am Mia
Federica Vincenti
Rosa
Known for
Angel of Evil
Tulpa - Demon of Desire
Brenno Placido
Giulio
Known for
Natale in Sudafrica
Dalida
Marco Iermanò
Andrea
Known for
The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
Baaria
Silvio Orlando
Carabinieri colonel
Known for
The Young Pope
The New Pope
Laura Morante
Maddalena
Known for
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Bianca
Nicola Acunzo
Known for
The Two Popes
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Michele Placido Director · Doriana Leondeff Screenplay Angelo Pasquini Screenplay
United States release December 12, 2009 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Babe Film, Medusa Film
Production
Taodue Film
Production
Babe Film
Production
Medusa Film
Production
France · Italy
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Original title
Il grande sogno
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 9, 2009
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · November 11, 2009
Theatrical
United States · December 12, 2009
Theatrical
France
March 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
April 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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