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Io non ho paura (Original title)I Am Not Afraid (Working title)No tengo miedo (Alternative title)I'm Not Scared (Alternative title)
Dates: 2003 (Copyright), 11 June 2004 (Release)

Countries: Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

Director: Gabriele Salvatores

Synopsis: Thriller. Ten-year-old Michele finds a boy being kept in a hole near an abandoned farmhouse and begins to visit him and take him food.

Genre:
Thriller
Credits (67)
©: Colorado Film Production C.F.P. S.r.l, ©: Cattleya Films, ©: Alquimia Cinema, The Producers Films (Not Scared) Ltd., Production Company: Colorado Film Production, Production Company: Cattleya Films, Production Company: Alquimia Cinema, Production Company: The Producers Films (Not Scared) Ltd., In collaboration with: Medusa Film, Tele+, Presented by: Colorado Film Production, Cattleya Films, [International Sales]: Capitol Films, Producer: Maurizio Totti, Producer: Riccardo Tozzi, Producer: Giovanni Stabilini, Producer: Marco Chimenz, Co-production Executive: Joshua Berman, Unit Manager: Attila Mancarella, Production Manager: Ferdinando Bonifazi, Production Supervisor: Antonio Tacchia, Production Accountant: Roberto Luvisotti, Post-production Supervisor: Alessandro Baragli, Production Secretary: Paola Costa, Assistant Director: Barbara Daniele, Script Supervisor: Paola Bonelli, Casting Supervisor: Fabio Scamoni, Casting: Associazione culturale l'Albero di Minerva (Melfi), Casting: O Z Film s.r.l., Casting: Fabiola Banzi, Screenplay: Niccolò Ammaniti, Screenplay: Francesca Marciano, [Screenplay]: Gabriele Salvatores, From the novel "Io non ho paura" by: Niccolò Ammaniti, Director of Photography: Italo Petriccione, Camera Operator: Fabrizio Vicari, Camera Operator: Alessandro Ghiara, Steadicam Operator: Giovanni Gebbia, Stills Photography: Philippe Antonello, Digital Visual Effects: Digitalia-Interactive, Editor: Massimo Fiocchi, Production Designer: Giancarlo Basili, Costume Designer: Patrizia Chericoni, Costume Designer: Florence Émir, Key Make-up: Luigi Ciminelli, Additional Make-up: Giovanna Turco, Key Hairdresser: Fabrizio Nanni, Original Music: Pepo Scherman, Ezio Bosso, Compositions for a string quartet: Ezio Bosso, Music Supervisor: Giovanni Arcadu, Music Supervisor (RadioCattl/San Isidro): Joshua Berman, Music Recordist/Mixer: Goffredo Gibellini, Sound Design: Danilo Moroni, Production Sound Mixer: Mauro Lazzaro, Boom Operator: Luca Novelli, Sound Editor: Daniela Bassani, Sound Effects: Tullio Arcangeli, Sound Effects: Dream Sound, Sound Effects Collaborator: Piergiorgio De Luca, ADR (Supervisor): Elisabetta Bucciarelli, ADR (Recordist): Pietro Patriarca, ADR (Production): CDL, Artistic Consultants: Moviement, Animals: Zoo Grunwald, Unit Publicist: Patrizia Wachter
Cast (16)
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (Anna), Dino Abbrescia (Pino), Giorgio Careccia (Felice), Riccardo Zinna (Pietro), Michele Vasca (Candela), Susi Sánchez (Filippo's mother), Antonella Stefanucci (Assunta), Diego Abatantuono (Sergio), Giuseppe Cristiano (Michele), Mattia Di Pierro (Filippo Carducci), Adriana Conserva (Barbara), Fabio Tetta (Teschio), Giulia Matturro (Maria), Stefano Biase (Salvatore), Fabio Antonacci (Remo), Aurora Cancian (voice of Filippo's mother)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (24)
In: Empire n187 January 2005  Page: 206
Title: Play: I'M NOT SCAREDAuthor: RF Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Screen v46 n3 Autumn 2005  Pages: 353-359
Title: The bambino negato or missing child of contemporary ItalianAuthor: SUTTON, Paul Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: An analysis of Gabriele Salvatores' IO NON HO PAURA, placing the film both within the context of Italian film history and in relation to the contemporary 'crisis' of Italian family. Article ends: '...cinema'.

In: In Camera January 2004  Pages: 28-29
Title: The rural dismay of Io no ho paura.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article about the film IO NON HO PAURA and its making, in which director of photography Italo Petriccione talks about the film stock, equipment and techniques used in filming, and shooting particular scenes.

In: Film Review n645 Summer 2004  Page: 100
Title: New moviesAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Academia n34 Winter 2004  Page: 86
Title: Informe 2003Article type: CreditsLanguage: Spanish
Description: As part of a review of the year 2003 in the Spanish film industry, credits and a brief synopsis are given.

In: Sight and Sound v14 n3 March 2004  Pages: 46-47
Title: ReviewsAuthor: KEMP, Philip Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Premiere v18 n4 December 2004  Page: 164
Title: I'M NOT SCAREDAuthor: L.R. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Film Review vSpec. n50 Oscars Issue  Page: 108
Title: Reviews directoryAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Empire n181 July 2004  Page: 31
Title: Now showingAuthor: FIELDER, Miles Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Film Review vSpec. n52 Spiderman  Pages: 108-109
Title: ReviewsAuthor: JONES, Alan Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Cinema d'Oggi n3/4 20 Feb 2003  Page: 6
Title: Concluso il 53e Festival di BerlinoArticle type: Festival ReportLanguage: Italian
Description: Includes prize winners list and a note on Gabriele Salvato- res who was awarded the Premio Bacco (sic) for his film IO NON HO PAURA.

In: Cineforum n425 May 2003  Pages: 22-25
Title: La paura (non) mangia l'animaAuthor: BERTOLINO, Marco Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian

In: Segnocinema v23 n121 May/Jun 2003  Pages: 64-65
Title: [Segnocinema - v23 n121 May/Jun 2003: no known title]Author: CARON, Mauro Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian

In: Screen International n1392 14 Feb 2003  Page: 36
Title: ReviewsAuthor: MARSHALL, Lee Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: London Film Festival Catalogue v47th 2003  Page: 24
Title: [London Film Festival Catalogue - v47th 2003: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits include production/sales/distributor contact details

In: Variety 24 Feb 2003  Page: 51
Title: FILM REVIEWSAuthor: ROONEY, David Article type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n8 22 Feb 2003  Page: 42
Title: FilmkritikAuthor: JETSCHIN, Bernd Article type: CreditsLanguage: German

In: Cinema d'Oggi n1/2 30 Jan 2003  Page: 14
Title: Terza Pagina: Intenso rapporto del cinema italiano con la...Author: ZOCARO, Ettore Article type: ArticleLanguage: Italian
Description: Discusses the indissoluble relationship between cinema and contemporary Italian literature, referring in particular to Gabriele Salvatores' adaptation of Niccolò Ammaniti's novel IO NON HO PAURA.

In: Cinema d'Oggi n1/2 30 Jan 2003  Pages: 15-18[in Italy & English]
Title: BERLIN 2003Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: Preview of the 53rd Berlin Internationale Filmfestspiele, focusing on Italian films screened there, programme of screenings and the presence of Focus Italy in the film market.

In: Segnocinema v23 n123 Sep/Oct 2003  Page: 44
Title: Tutti i Film dell'Anno - La Stagione 2002-2003Article type: CreditsLanguage: Italian
Description: In a list of releases for 2002-2003 in Italy.

In: Berlin Film Festival Catalogue v53rd 2003  Pages: 54-55
Title: [Berlin Film Festival Catalogue - v53rd 2003: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: German
Description: Credits include production/sales contact details.

In: Sight and Sound v13 n4 April 2003  Pages: 16-19
Title: Eastern bloc: Berlin 2003Author: JAMES, Nick Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Short reviews of several of the films shown at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival, including Gabriele Salvatores IO NON HO PAURA.

In: Screen International n1369 23 Aug 2002  Page: 20
Title: Production Focus: ItalyArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English

In: Screen International n1360 21 Jun 2002  Page: 25
Title: Production Focus: SpainArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English