Take Me Away (2003)
Thirteen-year-old Giampiero is the teenage son of a decaying family. He gets to know Romana, a girl of his age, and they fall for each other. The trouble is that Romana lives in a Romani settlement set up near the block where he lives. Now, the coexistence between the travelers and the sedentary population is not without problems, so much so that violence winds up erupting. On the other hand, Romana's father is forced, to honor a gambling debt, to sell his daughter to a traveling merry go round owner. Giampiero, then decides to go in search of Romana and to elope her, as they had promised to each other...
Director: Tonino Zangardi
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: October 3, 2003
Cast
- Valeria Golino - Luciana
- Rodolfo Laganà - Alfredo
- Noah Lewis Scialom - Giampiero
- Romana Hadzovic - Romana (as Marilin Romana Hadzovic)
- Antonino Iuorio - Otello
- Claudio Botosso - Avv. Antonini
- Nino Frassica - Headmaster
- Anna Longhi - Marisa
- Marco Zangardi - Italo
Screenplay
Production: Intramovies, MiC
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
More Films by Director: Tonino Zangardi
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Take Me Away about?
- Thirteen-year-old Giampiero is the teenage son of a decaying family. He gets to know Romana, a girl of his age, and they fall for each other. The trouble is that Romana lives in a Romani settlement set up near the block where he lives. Now, the coexistence between the travelers and the sedentary population is not without problems, so much so that violence winds up erupting. On the other hand, Romana's father is forced, to honor a gambling debt, to sell his daughter to a traveling merry go round owner. Giampiero, then decides to go in search of Romana and to elope her, as they had promised to each other...
- Who directed Take Me Away?
- Take Me Away was directed by Tonino Zangardi.
- Who stars in Take Me Away?
- Take Me Away stars Valeria Golino, Rodolfo Laganà, Noah Lewis Scialom, Romana Hadzovic, Antonino Iuorio, Claudio Botosso.
- How long is Take Me Away?
- Take Me Away has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Take Me Away?
- Take Me Away is a Drama film.
- Where was Take Me Away produced?
- Take Me Away was produced in Italy.