We Believed
1828. After witnessing the brutal repression of revolutions in monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following decades.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Noi credevamo |
| Year | 2010 |
| Country | Italy, France |
| Genre | History, Drama |
| Director | Mario Martone |
| Runtime | 170 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.6/10 (55 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Mario Martone constructs an epic fresco that deconstructs the national myth of the Risorgimento. He works with intimate diaries and historical detail to explore the disillusionment and personal cost behind the grand narrative of unification, where idealism fractures under the weight of compromise and violence.
What lingers after the credits is not triumph, but a profound meditation on how revolutions consume their own children, and how the path to a nation is paved with broken friendships and contested memories. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Mario Martone
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For a contemplative viewing, free from distractions, to fully absorb its historical weight.
🎭 Cast
Luigi Lo Cascio
Domenico Lopresti
Valerio Binasco
Angelo Cammarota
Francesca Inaudi
Cristina di Belgiojoso
Andrea Bosca
Angelo da giovane
Edoardo Natoli
Domenico da giovane
Luigi Pisani
Salvatore Tambasco
Guido Caprino
Felice Orsini
Renato Carpentieri
Carlo Poerio
Michele Riondino
Saverio Tambasco
Peppino Mazzotta
Don Carmine Lopresti
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