6.8
123 min
Italy, 1948. Young Rocco is growing up in Calabria, until one day his father Salvatore decides to leave to Belgium, where he strives to earn a lot of money by working in coal mines. Very soon he sends for his family. Rocco becomes a migrant overnight, with all the consequences this entails. Rocco wants to be like other youngsters, become someone and have a purpose in life. Against his father’s wish and better judgment he seeks an escape through music and love.
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Matteo Simoni | Rocco | Unowned |
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Luigi Lo Cascio | Salvatore | Unowned |
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Donatella Finocchiaro | Ida | Unowned |
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Evelien Bosmans | Helena | Unowned |
| Maité Redal | Wanda | Unowned | |
| Cristiaan Campagna | Young Rocco | Unowned | |
| Federica Marinò | Young Wanda | Unowned | |
| Marte Bosmans | Young Helena | Unowned | |
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Mattias Van de Vijver | Renaat | Unowned |
| Landerik Boie | Young Renaat | Unowned | |
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Chris van den Durpel | Tony Bruno | Unowned |
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Warre Borgmans | Mister Somers | Unowned |
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Flor Decleir | Jacky | Unowned |
| Jobst Schnibbe | Hans Kumberger | Unowned | |
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Pieter-Jan De Wyngaert | Jos | Unowned |
| Bram Besmans | Young Jos | Unowned | |
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Jappe Claes | Agent of the mine | Unowned |
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Jan Bijvoet | Police Inspector #1 | Unowned |
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Jurgen Delnaet | Police Inspector #2 | Unowned |
| Marc De Corte | Village policeman | Unowned | |
| David Broeders | Horst | Unowned | |
| Loris Sposato | Dino | Unowned | |
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Fabienne Loriaux | Madame Cliquot | Unowned |
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Michel Schillaci | Luchino | Unowned |
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Wim Willaert | Accordion teacher | Unowned |
| Pieter Piron | Brother Martinez | Unowned | |
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Ludo Hellinx | School principal | Unowned |
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Vincent Grass | Chairman Ministry | Unowned |
| Gianluca Nobile | Renzo | Unowned | |
| Joppe Bestevaar | Klaus | Unowned | |
| Ruben Lamon | Gabor | Unowned | |
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Jelle Florizoone | Ward | Unowned |
| Kobe Verlinden | Young Ward | Unowned | |
| Simone Porchetta | Willy | Unowned | |
| Gert-Jan Ras | Young Willy | Unowned | |
| Maurizio Ciranni | Vito | Unowned | |
| Mattia Chiaverini | Young Vito | Unowned | |
| Domenico Cannova | Elio | Unowned | |
| Nicollo Porta | Young Elio | Unowned | |
| Salvatore Valleri | Massimo | Unowned | |
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R. Kan Albay | Iannis | Unowned |
| Jef Manderveld | Jean-Marc | Unowned | |
| Eric Neven | Owner of the ballroom | Unowned | |
| Angelo Argentina | Zio Vincenzo | Unowned | |
| Enzo Vladimiro Marchetti | Don Amadeo | Unowned | |
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Dante Marmone | Station conductor | Unowned |
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Claudia Lerro | Julia | Unowned |
| Tomasso Acquaviva | Guiseppe | Unowned | |
| Guiseppe Cornacchi | Matteo | Unowned | |
| Vicenzo Pio Schiavone | Alfredo | Unowned | |
| Rocco Granata | Mr. Fiocchi | Unowned |