Twice Born (Italian: Venuto al mondo) is a 2013 film directed by Sergio Castellitto. It is based on a novel by Margaret Mazzantini. Oft-married Gemma visits Sarajevo with her only child, Pietro.
The two of them had escaped the city sixteen years ago, just days after his birth during the Bosnian War. Diego, her second husband and Pietro's father, remained behind and later died.
As they travel with her wartime friend Gojco, she tries to repair her relationship with Pietro, asking her third husband (by phone) if she should tell Pietro that she did not give birth to him. Gemma is later stunned by the revelation that Pietro's real mother, Aska, is still alive and married to Gojco. Aska reveals that, contrary to Gemma's long held belief, Diego was not Pietro's father, as she had been a sex slave to a garrison of the Serb Volunteer Guard. Gemma must face loss, the cost of war and the redemptive power of love.
Directed by Sergio Castellitto
Produced by Sergio Castellitto, Roberto Sessa
Screenplay by Sergio Castellitto, Margaret Mazzantini
Story by Margaret Mazzantini
Produced by Sergio Castellitto, Roberto Sessa
Screenplay by Sergio Castellitto, Margaret Mazzantini
Story by Margaret Mazzantini
Genre: Drama | Romance | War
Synopsis: A single mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Synopsis: A single mother brings her teenage son to Sarajevo, where his father died in the Bosnian conflict years ago.
Cast:
Penélope Cruz as Gemma
Emile Hirsch as Diego
Adnan Haskovic as Gojko
Saadet Aksoy as Aska
Pietro Castleittio as Pietro
Mira Furlan as Velida
Jane Birkin as Psychologist
Sergio Castellitto as Giuliano
Branko Djuric as Doctor
Isabelle Adriani as Giornalista
Emile Hirsch as Diego
Adnan Haskovic as Gojko
Saadet Aksoy as Aska
Pietro Castleittio as Pietro
Mira Furlan as Velida
Jane Birkin as Psychologist
Sergio Castellitto as Giuliano
Branko Djuric as Doctor
Isabelle Adriani as Giornalista
Production: The film was shot over 15 weeks in digital using the Arri Alexa system.
Release:The film had its world premiere at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.
13 September 2012 (Toronto)
8 November 2012 (Italy)
8 November 2012 (Italy)
Running time: 127 minutes
Country: Italy, Spain
Language: English, Italian,Bosnian
Budget: €13,000,000
Country: Italy, Spain
Language: English, Italian,Bosnian
Budget: €13,000,000
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