About
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.
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Producers
Music
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Istituto Luce Cinecittà, 3 Emme Cinematografica, Dania Film
Original Title
L'Albero delle pere
Original Language
Italian
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Cast
Full credits →V
Valeria Golino
Silvia
S
Sergio Rubini
Massimo
S
Stefano Dionisi
Roberto
N
Niccolò Senni
Siddharta
C
Corrado Invernizzi
Laboratory technician
C
Chiara Noschese
Girl at test lab
V
Victor Cavallo
Coso
M
Maria Consagra
USL psychologist
R
Raffaella Lebboroni
Doctor
S
Sergio Pierattini
Police chief
P
Paolo Triestino
Young doctor
R
Raffaele Vannoli
Kind nurse
S
Silvio Vannucci
USL doctor
