
We Can Do That
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
- director
- Giulio Manfredonia
- cast
- Claudio Bisio, Anita Caprioli, Andrea Bosca, Giovanni Calcagno
- runtime
- 1 hr 51 mins
people also liked
Asini
The Skin
The Face of Love
A Small Southern Enterprise
Come Into the Light
Pocketful of Miracles
Long Live Freedom
Amore, bugie e calcetto
Non si ruba a casa dei ladri
Different from Whom?
At the Sports Bar
Stay Away from Me
Unique Brothers
Mediterraneo
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Days of Being Wild
Watch Out, We're Mad
Spanglish
Rim of the World
The Killing