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The Best of Youth
The Possibilities Were Endless...
Genres
DramaHistoryRomance
Overview
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$2693053
Runtime
367 min
Release Date
2003-06-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
568
Vote Average
8.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Luigi Lo Cascio
Nicola Carati
Alessio Boni
Matteo Carati
Adriana Asti
Adriana Carati
Sonia Bergamasco
Giulia Monfalco
Fabrizio Gifuni
Carlo Tommasi
Maya Sansa
Mirella Utano
Valentina Carnelutti
Francesca Carati
Jasmine Trinca
Giorgia Esposti
Andrea Tidona
Angelo Carati
Lidia Vitale
Giovanna Carati
Claudio Gioè
Vitale Micavi
Paolo Bonanni
Luigino
Giovanni Scifoni
Berto
Riccardo Scamarcio
Andrea Utano
Camilla Filippi
Sara Carati
Mario Schiano
Professor of Medicine
Michele Melega
Professor of Literature
Therese Vadem
Thérèse
Stefano Abbati
Dealer
Giovanni Martorana
Magrebino
Paolo De Vita
Don Vito
Mimmo Mignemi
Saro
Domenico Centamore
Agent Enzo
Pippo Montalbano
Commissioner Sicily
Gaspare Cucinella
'Viddanu'
Dario Veca
Butcher
Nicola Vigilante
Nurse
Marcello Prayer
Lieutenant
Walter Da Pozzo
Mario
Krum De Nicola
Brigo
Maurizio Di Carmine
Terrorist
Roberto Accornero
President of the Turin Court
Fabio Camilli
Tangentopoli Prisoner
Antonello Puglisi
Palermo Priest
Emilia Marra
Female Doctor
Patrizia Punzo
Gallerist
Nila Carnelutti
Francesca Carati at 8 Years Old
Greta Cavuoti
Sara Carati at 8 Years Old
Francesco La Macchia
Andrea Utano at 6 Years Old
Sara Pavoncello
Sara Carati at 5 Years Old
Valeria Colangelo
Elena
Laura Di Mariano
Paola
Massimiliano Petrucci
Fabio
Claudia Fiorentini
Cati
Giorgio Crisafi
Primario Villa Quieta
Paolo Emilio Alvarez de Castro
Man in Jaguar
Rosa Canova
Saro's Wife
Aldo Mansi
Bartender Ravenna
Ferdinando Martin
Bartender Station
Angelo Giuliano
Station Agent
Angelo Costabile
Station Agent
Enzo Marcelli
Celio Sentinel
Aldo Innocenti
Graduated
Stefano Biscotti
Recruit
Sjur Midttun
Norway Boy
Rasmus Bu
Norway Boy
Mohammed Essaje
Norway Boy
Cinzia Cartei
Norway Girl
Sergio Risso
Florence Butler
Asia Pallavicino
Miss Riccobaldi
Lavinia Matteucci
Miss Riccobaldi
Danilo Maria Valli
Marino
Fabio Roscillo
Felice
Alberto Pozzo
Rosario
Maddalena Recino
Anita
Massimo Del Sette
Maddalena Recino
Letterio Micalizzi
Giovanbattista
Roberto Faglia
Fulgenzio
Nanni Tormen
Aldo
Zefferino Stefanic
Defendant
Giusto Lo Piparo
Defender Lawyer
Marcella Mariotti
Judge in Latere
Manuela Massarenti
Director of Psychiatric Hospital
Alessandro Trotta
Policeman Palermo
Angelica Zanardi
Neighbor
Juana Jimenez
Lolita
Giuseppe Gandini
Assessor
Maria Grazia Bon
Matteo's Home Goalkeeper
Mattia Osti
Police Officer
Raffaele D'Orsi
Police Officer
Giuseppe Mascia
Allievo III Media
Fabio Rossi
Orlando
Leonardo Antiri
Orlando Bambino
Alessio Brilli
Ludovico
Giovanni Giordana
Michele
Fausto Maria Sciarappa
Doctor
Kristine M. Opheim
Ermione
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