Jack has always wanted a little brother to play with and when Gio is born, his parents tell him that his little brother is a “special” child. From this moment onwards, Gio becomes a superhero in Jack’s mind, endowed with incredible powers, like a comic-book character. As time goes by, Jack realises that, in reality, his little brother has Down’s Syndrome and he feels it’s a secret he must keep at all costs. When Jack arrives in high school and falls for Arianna, he decides to hide his brother’s existence from the girl and from his new friends. But he can’t claim to be in love when he’s hiding such an important part of himself. The truth will soon come to light and, ultimately, Jack will allow himself to be won over by the energy and vitality of Gio, who, as a result of his unique outlook on life, will genuinely succeed in changing the world in true superhero style.
Written by Fabio Bonifacci with the collaboration of Giacomo Mazzariol
Based on the book “My brother chases dinosaurs” by Giacomo Mazzariol
Directed by Stefano Cipani
An italian-spanish co-production Paco Cinematografica – Neo Art Producciones
Produced by Isabella Cocuzza and Arturo Paglia with Antonia Nava
Alessandro Gassmann
Isabella Ragonese
with the participation of Rossy de Palma
Francesco Gheghi
Lorenzo Sisto
Arianna Becheroni
Roberto Nocchi
Gea Dall’Orto
Mariavittoria Dallasta
Edoardo Pagliai
Saul Nanni
Gabriele Scopel
Elena Minichiello
Victoria Perga Cerone
Luca Morello
Antonio Uras
Andrea Timpanelli
Ivan Sanchez
DOP: Sergi Bartrolì
Production designer: Ivana Gargiulo
Costum designer: Gemma Mascagni
Editing: Massimo Quaglia