Italy / Nov 28, 2022 / Torino Film Festival
Dreams Live in Trees (2023)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Inspired by true events which took place in 1978 when Italy became the first country in the world to abolish mental asylums. Upon a closure of an asylum in Florence Anja returns home into the care of her brother Ettore and his wife Lisa. With the help and a great sensitivity from her newly appointed psychiatrist Anja slowly starts to adapt to her new life beyond the asylum. She meets Libero, a local man who delivers vegetables to people in the village. Libero, just like Anja, suffers from mental disorder and learning disabilities. Anja and Libero fall in love. They conduct their relationship under the protection of a secret shack in the middle of the forest. An unexpected event brings morality into question.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Piera Dabizzi | Social Assistant |
| Lorenzo Girolami | Policeman 1 |
| Rinat Khismatouline | Ettore |
| Monia Locorotondo | Laundress |
| Giusi Merli | Maria |
| Keira Morgan | Anja |
| Lidana Pasquali | Lady in the village |
| Michelangelo Lo Presti | Policeman 2 |
| Pietro Ragusa | Libero |
| Marcello Sbigoli | Doctor |
| Fausto Maria Sciarappa | Doctor Fanti |
| Alessio Venturini | Tiziano |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | I sogni abitano gli alberi |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, Pусский |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 19 marzo 2023 |
| Executive producer | Keira Morgan, Marco Della Fonte |
| Production | Keira Morgan, Gianluca Bertogna, Marco Bertogna, Alex Di Martino, Anastasiya Formenskaya |
| Writer | Marco Della Fonte, Pietro Ragusa |
| Editing | Leonardo Alberto Moschetta, Alessandro Paci |
| Cinematography | Mik Allen |
| Assistant directors | David Turchi, Marco Della Fonte |
| Camera operators | Mik Allen |
| Additional photography | Mik Allen |
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| Production design | Mirco Rocchi |
| Art direction | Mirco Rocchi |
| Set decoration | Mirco Rocchi |
| Music | Lorenzo Piggici, Andrea Guzzo, Giacomo Rende, Claudio Spinelli, Matteo Botticelli |
| Sound | Lorenzo Piggici, Andrea Guzzo, Giacomo Rende, Claudio Spinelli, Matteo Botticelli |
| Costume design | Lea Bevilacqua |
| Makeup | Lea Bevilacqua |
| Hairstyling | Lea Bevilacqua |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Mar 19, 2023
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