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Mary Forever
1989, May 04
1h 42m
A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamoured of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?
Directed by
Marco Risi
Michele Placido
Marco Terzi
Claudio Amendola
Pietro Giancona
Tony Sperandeo
Turris
Calogero Buttà
Rosaspina Prison Teacher
Aurora Quattrocchi
Mery's Mother
Luigi Maria Burruano
Franco D'Annino
Francesco Benigno
Natale Sperandeo
Gianluca Favilla
Rosaspina Prison Director
Roberto Mariano
Antonio Patanè
Salvatore Termini
Giovanni 'King Kong' Trapani
Maria Cristina Mastrangeli
Rosaspina Prison Teacher
Alessandra Di Sanzo
Mario 'Mery' Libassi
Maurizio Prollo
Claudio Catalano
Enzo Marcelli
Inmate (uncredited)
Alfredo Li Bassi
Carmelo Vella
Pippo Agusta
Mery's Father (uncredited)
Ludovico Caldarera
Unemployed Teacher #2 (uncredited)
Filippo Genzardi
Matteo Mondello
Carlo DeFilippi
Inmate (uncredited)
Tatu La Vecchia
Policeman Arresting Pietro (uncredited)
Giovanni Alamia
Marra
Giuseppe Giarraffa
Carmelo's Brother
Michela Cusano
Lia
Matteo Mondello
Ninni Picone
Announcer
Carlo Berretta
Salvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo (uncredited)
Paolo Buzzurro
Policeman (uncredited)
Angelo Prollo
Rosaspina Prison Warden (uncredited)
Giovanni Corrao
Police Detective (uncredited)
Giovanni Giancono
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