Happy to Be Different
6.5
The film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how their lives were shaped by this situation during Fascism and in the aftermath of World War II, in an anthropologically and culturally widely diverse nation. Theirs is a mixed testimony of repression, censorship, dignity, courage, and happiness, making way for the final image of a world - our world - that still has a long way to go towards respect and liberty for everyone.
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Cast
19 people
Glauco Bettera
Giorgio Bongiovanni
Also in
Eroi per caso
The Theft of St. Peter's Treasure
Gianni Amelio
Also in
The End of the Game
Luan Amelio
Ninetto Davoli
Known for
Arabian Nights
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Cecilia Pagliarani
Paolo Poli
Also in
H2S
Le braghe del padrone
Mosè Bottazzi
Mosè Bottazzi
Nicola Calì
Nicola Calì
Known for
The Traitor
Ciro Cascina
Ciro Cascina
Francesco Cocola
Francesco Cocola
Roberto David
Roberto David
Gianni Amelio Director · Luan Amelio Ujkaj Cinematographer Cecilia Pagliarani Editor
United States release June 10, 2014 · Production Cubovision, MiC · Original title Felice chi è diverso
Production
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Production · Distribution
Cubovision
Production
MiC
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RAI
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Ministry of Culture (Italy)
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Rai Cinema
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Rai Trade
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Languages
Original title
Felice chi è diverso
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Germany · February 10, 2014
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Italy · March 6, 2014
Theatrical
United States · June 10, 2014
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema
Israel
October 12, 2014 · Haifa Film Festival
Palestinian Territories
September 29, 2014 · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Sweden
January 23, 2015 · Göteborg Film Festival
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