Click here to copy URL

Red Like the Sky

Rating
7.3
462
Votes
Plugin not supported.
where to watch
Original title
Rosso come il cielo (Red Like the Sky)
Year
Running time
96 min.
Country
Italy Italy
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
Producer
Genre
Drama | 1970s. Disability. Blindness
Synopsis
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. A small village in Tuscany, 1971. Mirco is a bright, lively 10-year-old, crazy about the movies - especially Westerns and adventure films. His father, an incurable idealist, is a truck driver. One day, while Mirco is playing with an old rifle, the gun accidentally goes off; the boy is shot in the head. He survives, but loses his sight. At that time, Italian law considered blind people hopelessly handicapped, and did not permit them to attend public school. Hence, young Mirco's parents are forced to shut their son up in a "special school for the blind": the David Chiossone Institute in Genoa. In the beginning Mirco does not accept his new condition. But he is feisty and determined. When he finds an old tape recorder and a few used reels...
About similar movies and series:
Similarity over 75%
Similarity between 60% and 75%
Similarity between 40% and 60%
Similarity below 40%
Movies with few votes the results may not be very accurate
Similar Movies to Red Like the Sky
Awards
2006: David di Donatello Awards: David Giovani Award
Movie Soulmates' ratings
Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
Friends' ratings
Register so you can check out ratings by your friends, family members, and like-minded members of the FA community.
Is the synopsis/plot summary missing? Do you want to report a spoiler, error or omission? Please send us a message.
If you are not a registered user please send us an email to [email protected]

All copyrighted material (movie posters, DVD covers, stills, trailers) and trademarks belong to their respective producers and/or distributors.

For US ratings information please visit: www.mpaa.org www.filmratings.com www.parentalguide.org

Latest visited films
Red Like the Sky
2006
Cristiano Bortone
7.3
(462)
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
Richard C. Sarafian
5.7
(249)
Step Up 2 the Streets
2008
Jon M. Chu
5.6
(6,589)
Scaredy Squirrel (TV Series)
2011
Mélanie Watt (Creator) ...
Smoking/No Smoking
1993
Alain Resnais
6.4
(433)
Carjackers
2025
Kamel Guemra
4.7
(309)
Birds of Passage
2015
Olivier Ringer
6.0
(288)
Los exitosos Gomez (TV Series)
2012
Luis Barrios
Sweethearts (TV Series)
2002
Adrián Suar (Creator) ...
5.0
(305)
Deadly Lessons (TV)
1983
William Wiard
arrow