We Can Do That

The story

The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.

Cast

C Claudio BisioNello A Anita CaprioliSara A Andrea BoscaGigio G Giovanni CalcagnoLuca M Michele De VirgilioNiki C Carlo Giuseppe GabardiniGoffredo A Andrea GattinoniRoby N Natascia MacchnizLuisa R Rosa PianetaEnrica D Daniela PipernoMiriam F Franco PistoniOssi P Pietro RagusaFabio

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F Franco RaveraCarlo M Maria Rosaria RussoCaterina B Bebo StortiPadella A Ariella ReggioMadre di Gigio G Giulia Louise SteigerwaltChiara T Tony D'AgostinoScorbutico D Daniele FerrettiEnzo G Giuseppe BattistonDr. Federico Furlan G Giorgio ColangeliDr. Del Vecchio E Enzo Marino BellanichPadre di Milo M Marco CaldoroOperaio C Cesare CapitaniInfermiere manicomio M Monica FaggianiProstituta P Paolo FossoVenditore A Arianna GabrielliOperaia R Romano GhiniCicconi P Pietro PalettiGiovanotto rampante V Vincenzo PiscopoArt director E Errico RussoCapo palestre M Manfredi SaavedraMilo R Raffaele ZabbanMatteo G Gianluca ValenteInvitato (uncredited)