We Can Do That
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. After the closure of state psychiatric hospitals and asylums in Italy under the Basaglia Law many former patients were left with few resources and little hope of reintegrating into society. With the intention of actually improving the lives of his pupils, rather than just sedating them, Nello encourages them to expand their individual abilities and explore the wider world around them although, regardless of intention, there is sometimes a price to pushing boundaries too quickly.
Claudio Bisio
Nello
Anita Caprioli
Sara
Andrea Bosca
Gigio
Giovanni Calcagno
Luca
Michele De Virgilio
Niki
Carlo Giuseppe Gabardini
Goffredo
Andrea Gattinoni
Roby
Natascia Macchniz
Luisa
Rosa Pianeta
Enrica
Daniela Piperno
Miriam
Franco Pistoni
Ossi
Pietro Ragusa
Fabio
Franco Ravera
Carlo
Maria Rosaria Russo
Caterina
Bebo Storti
Padella
Ariella Reggio
Madre di Gigio
Giulia Louise Steigerwalt
Chiara
Tony D'Agostino
Scorbutico
Daniele Ferretti
Enzo
Giuseppe Battiston
Dr. Federico Furlan
Giorgio Colangeli
Dr. Del Vecchio
Enzo Marino Bellanich
Padre di Milo
Marco Caldoro
Operaio
Cesare Capitani
Infermiere manicomio
Monica Faggiani
Prostituta
Paolo Fosso
Venditore
Arianna Gabrielli
Operaia
Romano Ghini
Cicconi
Pietro Paletti
Giovanotto rampante
Vincenzo Piscopo
Art director
Errico Russo
Capo palestre
Manfredi Saavedra
Milo
Raffaele Zabban
Matteo
Gianluca Valente
Invitato (uncredited)