Shooting the Moon (1998)
Overview
14-year-old Siddharta, wise beyond his age, has to deal every day with his heroin-addict mother Silvia and an absent father. One day, his four-year-old sister Domitilla accidentally pricks her finger on one of Silvia's used needles without her noticing. Seeking advice on the Internet, Siddharta is told to have her tested for hepatitis and AIDS. Thus he embarks on a odyssey of medical bureaucracy and both kind and uncaring adults.
Cast
Valeria Golino
Silvia
Sergio Rubini
Massimo
Stefano Dionisi
Roberto
Niccolò Senni
Siddharta
Corrado Invernizzi
Laboratory technician
Chiara Noschese
Girl at test lab
Victor Cavallo
Coso
Maria Consagra
USL psychologist
Raffaella Lebboroni
Doctor
Sergio Pierattini
Police chief
Paolo Triestino
Young doctor
Raffaele Vannoli
Kind nurse
Silvio Vannucci
USL doctor
