White as Milk, Red as Blood

(2013)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 627 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 2013

Runtime: 102 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Giacomo Campiotti

Cast: Filippo Scicchitano, Гайя Вайсс, Aurora Ruffino, Luca Argentero, Romolo Guerreri, Flavio Insinna, Чечилия Дацци, Eugenio Franceschini, Luca Terracciano, Gabriele Maggio

Plot

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.