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Don't Be Bad is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Claudio Caligari with Alessandro Borghi
Don't Be Bad (2015)
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Add to a movie listDon't Be Bad (Italian: Non essere cattivo) is a 2015 Italian crime film directed by Claudio Caligari. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.
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1995 Ostia. Vittorio et Cesare, deux jeunes de la région romaine, se connaissent depuis l'enfance et ont une relation fraternelle. Accompagnés de leurs connaissances, ils se livrent à diverses activités illégales comme la vente et la consommation de produits stupéfiants, refusant la vie d'ouvrier. À travers leur consommation ils cherchent à fuir les problèmes de la vie, en particulier Cesare qui vit avec sa mère et sa nièce Debora atteinte du SIDA, dont la mère, aussi atteinte, est décédée.Actors
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