Film

A Lighter Burden to Bear

1998 · 1h 33m · Comedy · Drama · TV Movie

IMDb

5.7

Rome, late 1990s. Military service is still compulsory, and to avoid it, Marco, an ambitious young architect already on the rise, chooses conscientious objection and the resulting alternative civilian service. However, he ends up in a rehabilitation center for the disabled, where he has to take care of a girl suffering from a severe form of muscular dystrophy. After a difficult start, marked by the intolerance of the young manager, who is not used to low-paid jobs, the two form a deep bond, and the architect says that thanks to the girl, his civil service has been less difficult.

Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Elena

Stefano Accorsi

Marco

Lorenza Indovina

Claudia

Tommaso Ragno

Paolo

Sergio Albelli

Daniele

Libero De Rienzo

Oscar

Cecilia Sacchi

madre di Elena

Antonio Carli

Riccardo

Paolo Bonanni

Giuseppe

Antonio Matessich

Cugino di Elena

Francesco Maria Dominedò

Saverio

• Elisabetta LodoliDirector · Story
• Sandro PetragliaScreenplay
• Domenico StarnoneScreenplay
• Federico StarnoneScreenplay
• Michele PlacidoProducer
• Giuliana Del PuntaProducer
• Roberto ForzaDirector of Photography
• Claudio Di MauroEditor

Release date

December 8, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

T

Genres

Comedy, Drama, TV Movie