Along the Ridge

Along the Ridge (Italian: Anche libero va bene) is a 2006 Italian drama film directed by Kim Rossi Stuart (in his directorial debut), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Linda Ferri, Federico Starnone and Francesco Giammusso.^[2] The film stars Alessandro Morace, Barbora Bobuľová and Rossi Stuart.

Along the Ridge
Theatrical release poster
Italian	Anche libero va bene
Directed by	Kim Rossi Stuart
Written by	Linda Ferri Federico Starnone Francesco Giammusso Kim Rossi Stuart
Produced by	Carlo Degli Esposti Giorgio Magliulo Andrea Costantini
Starring	Alessandro Morace Barbora Bobuľová Kim Rossi Stuart
Cinematography	Stefano Falivene
Edited by	Marco Spoletini
Music by	Banda Osiris
Production companies	Rai Cinema Palomar
Distributed by	01 Distribution
Release dates	3 May 2006 (2006-05-03) (Milan) 5 May 2006 (2006-05-05) (Italy)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$1.9 million[1]

At the 2006 Flaiano Prizes, Morace and Rossi Stuart received the awards for Best Male Newcomer and Best Director, respectively.

Premise

11-year-old Tommi and his slightly older sister, Viola, live with their father in Rome. They cope with being a single-parent family until their mother shows up after the latest of many unannounced absences. The film shows their continuing struggle with love, friendship, puberty and life in general.

Cast

• Alessandro Morace as Tommaso "Tommi" Benetti
• Kim Rossi Stuart as Renato Benetti
• Barbora Bobuľová as Stefania Benetti
• Marta Nobili as Viola Benetti
• Pietro De Silva as Domenico
• Roberta Paladini as Letizia
• Sebastiano Tiraboschi as Antonio
• Francesco Benedetto as Vincenzo
• Roberta Lena as Marina
• Stefano Busirivici as Barzelli
• Marco Bardi as Guglielmo
• Greta Alice Gorietti as Elena
• Francesca Strati as Monica
• Federico Santolini as Claudio
• Manuela Occhiuzzi as Teacher