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Feature film — 2013

White as Milk, Red as Blood (2013)

6.31h 42mDrama — Comedy

Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and philosophy substitute who, with his modern methods, helps him see the world with different eyes. In love with Beatrice, the ethereal girl of his dreams, Leo divides the world by colours. Beatrice is the red of love but he is forced to confront his own beliefs and fears when he discovers that the girl is suffering from leukemia, a disease that he links to white, a symbol of emptiness and loss.

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A high-signal pick with 627 votes.

Lux Vide / RAI Cinema / Ente Nazionale Energia Elettrica (ENEL) / Film Commission Torino Piemonte / UniCredit Group

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Director: Giacomo Campiotti

On screen

Cast & crew

Filippo Scicchitano as Leo

Filippo Scicchitano

Leo

Gaia Weiss as Beatrice

Gaia Weiss

Beatrice

Aurora Ruffino as Silvia

Aurora Ruffino

Silvia

Luca Argentero as Il professore

Luca Argentero

Il professore

Romolo Guerreri as Niko

Romolo Guerreri

Niko

Flavio Insinna as Ettore, il padre di Leo

Flavio Insinna

Ettore, il padre di Leo

Cecilia Dazzi as Angela, la madre di Leo

Cecilia Dazzi

Angela, la madre di Leo

Eugenio Franceschini as Vandalo

Eugenio Franceschini

Vandalo

Luca Terracciano as Carogna

Luca Terracciano

Carogna

G

Gabriele Maggio

Proteina

R

Roberto Salussoglia

Big Mac

P

Pasquale Salerno

Jack