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Release Date: 2004

Cast: Thorsten Schwarz, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ingrid Appenroth, Michael Weiss, Alla Faerovich, Dimitri Susin, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Kim Rossi Stuart, Manuel Katzy

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, World Cinema, Family Drama, Art Film

The Keys to the House (Italian title: Le chiavi di casa) is a 2004 dramatic family film (based on the story Born Twice Italian title: Nati due volte) telling the story of a young father meeting his handicapped son for the first time and attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager. Staying in Germany, and then unexpected travel in Norway, create a relationship of crashes, discoveries, mysteries and joy. The 2004 film was directed by Gianni Amelio. The film is a story of unexpected and fragile happiness: to know themselves and to discover themselves far from home. Gianni (Kim Rossi... MORE

The Keys to the House (Italian title: Le chiavi di casa) is a 2004 dramatic family film (based on the story Born Twice Italian title: Nati due volte) telling the story of a young father meeting his handicapped son for the first time and attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager. Staying in Germany, and then unexpected travel in Norway, create a relationship of crashes, discoveries, mysteries and joy. The 2004 film was directed by Gianni Amelio. The film is a story of unexpected and fragile happiness: to know themselves and to discover themselves far from home. Gianni (Kim Rossi Stuart) has left his son Paolo (Andrea Rossi) in the care of others since the day he was born. He has not been able to cope with the fact that Paolo’s mother died in childbirth and Paolo has not grown up like all the other children because of his handicap. Paolo is now fifteen years old and is about to meet his father for the first time. Gianni has been asked by the caretakers of his son to take him to a Berlin hospital for yearly tests and check-ups. According to their doctor, the "shock" of meeting his own father could help Paolo in his treatment. When Gianni boards the night train which Paolo is LESS