Rosso come il cielo

A moving, true story. The saga of a blind child who, during the turbulent 70's, fights against everything and everyone to reach out for his dreams and his freedom. The film is inspired by the true story of Mirco Mencacci, one of the most gifted Italian sound editors working today, who happens to be blind. Ten-year-old Mirco is blinded in an accident and sent to a rather stern boarding school for the blind. The headmaster doesn't believe his pupils have much of a future beyond switchboard operating and weaving. Young Mirco, however, discovers a talent for sound engineering - he tapes over the school's bible readings to create a sonic tribute to the seasons. Inevitably he incurs the wrath of his wretched headmaster. (AZ Films)