We Believed

We Believed

2010 · 170 min · IT · 6.5 (51 votes)
Dir. Mario Martone · Starring Luigi Lo Cascio, Valerio Binasco, Francesca Inaudi, Andrea Bosca, Edoardo Natoli, Luigi Pisani
HistoryDramaAdventure

1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary movements in Southern Italy, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's republican and unificationist cause. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the decades.

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A sweeping, passionate drama about youthful idealism tested by the harsh realities of political revolution and the slow erosion of friendship over time. It's a somber, yet compelling, look at how dreams can fade against the backdrop of history.

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