A World Apart
6.4
Elementary school teacher Michele Cortese is about to start a whole new life. After 40 years of teaching in the metropolitan Roman jungle, he had to move to a village in Central Italy, to teach in a tiny school with just a few children aged 7-10. Struggling to overcome his urban inadequacy, he finds a friendly face in vice-principal Agnese and gradually manages to fit in, thanks to her and their spirited pupils. As everything seems to be falling into place, unwelcome news comes through: the school has failed to meet its student quota for the next year and will soon be shut for good.
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Cast
13 people
Antonio Albanese
Michele Cortese
Known for
Whatsoeverly
Like a Cat on a Highway
Virginia Raffaele
Agnese
Known for
Three Too Many
Life Is Life
Sergio Saltarelli
Collaboratore scolastico Nunzio
No other roles listed
Alessandra Barbonetti
Maria Antonietta
No other roles listed
Solidea Pistilli
Filomena
No other roles listed
Sergio Meogrossi
Ezechia, sindaco di Castel Romito
Known for
No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous
Corrado Oddi
Gaetano, Preside della Scuola di Castel Romito
Also in
Parola di Tommaso
Storie sospese
Gianmarco Borsa
Aniceto
No other roles listed
Guglielmo Casale
Concezio
No other roles listed
Enzo De Sanctis
Cesidio
No other roles listed
Andrea Decina Di Pirro
Sabatino
No other roles listed
Franca Di Cicco
Luigia, provveditore
Known for
Do You See Me?
Riccardo Milani Director · Michele Astori Writer Saverio Guarna Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $8.1M · First release March 28, 2024 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$8,108,856
Production
Wildside
Production
Medusa Film
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Un mondo a parte
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 28, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
September 19, 2024 · Premiere · St. Ali Italian Film Festival
March 12, 2025 · Physical
Austria
February 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Germany
February 13, 2025 · Theatrical
Italy
March 22, 2025 · Physical · DVD
Poland
December 5, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Spain
April 30, 2025 · Theatrical
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