Film

White as Milk, Red as Blood

2013 · 1h 42m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

6.1

Like all sixteen-year-olds, Leo prefers the company of friends, motorbike rides and music to school. None of the teachers seem to be able to arouse his interest until the arrival in his class of a young history and philosophy substitute who, with his modern methods, helps him see the world with different eyes. In love with Beatrice, the ethereal girl of his dreams, Leo divides the world by colours. Beatrice is the red of love but he is forced to confront his own beliefs and fears when he discovers that the girl is suffering from leukemia, a disease that he links to white, a symbol of emptiness and loss.

Filippo Scicchitano

Leo

Gaia Weiss

Beatrice

Aurora Ruffino

Silvia

Luca Argentero

Il professore

Romolo Guerreri

Niko

Flavio Insinna

Ettore, il padre di Leo

Cecilia Dazzi

Angela, la madre di Leo

Eugenio Franceschini

Vandalo

Luca Terracciano

Carogna

Gabriele Maggio

Proteina

Roberto Salussoglia

Big Mac

Pasquale Salerno

Jack

Michele Codognesi

Sparrow

Ilaria Ingenito

Betta

Valérie Sibilia

Madre di Beatrice

• Giacomo CampiottiDirector
• Fabio BonifacciStory · Screenplay · Writer
• Alessandro D'AveniaStory · Novel · Screenplay · Writer
• Luca BernabeiProducer
• Matilde BernabeiProducer
• Daniele PassaniExecutive Producer
• Piergiuseppe SerraExecutive Producer
• Fabrizio LucciDirector of Photography
• Alessio DoglioneEditor
• Barbara GiordaniCasting

Release date

April 2, 2013

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

6+

Revenue

$4,206,343

Genres

Drama, Comedy