Venuto al Mondo *****

Venuto al Mondo = Came into the world, however the English version is call: Born Twice.

After seeing the atrocities that humanity enforce on each other’s how it is possible to put it all behind and go back into the “normal” world? Into an everyday life and live like if nothing had happened?

Venuto al mondo is a love story set in Sarajevo during the Serb’s siege in the early 90’s.

Even that it is a love story it is not mushy, it is raw with very powerful character very well portrait by Penelope Cruz as the main female character Gemma; Emily Hirsch as Diego the war photographer and husband to Gemma; Pietro Castellitto as the son, and Sergio Castellito as the stepfather was great as always.

I am a big fan of Sergio Castellito and in my opinion he is one of the best actor, director, producer, or anything else he does.

I won’t tell you the plot of the movie because I don’t want to spoil it for you. Nevertheless I will tell you that there are many stories intertwine into the plot and none of them overpass the other one, they are all strong and heart felt.

The movie is very powerful with a cast of strong characters that played their part very convincingly.

The movie is based on the book of the same name by Margaret Mazzantini, which happen to be Pietro Castellitto wife. And by the way the boy that plays the role of the son is his son. Technically the whole family was involved in this project.

Anyway, I recommend this picture to everybody. I also recommend that you bring a few tissues, because if you are like me, you will shed a few tears over the powerful and shocking end.

Now, I will go and read the book.