I'm Not Scared

Starring: Giuseppe Cristiano, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon

RS: 3of 4 Stars

2004 Drama

A ten-year-old boy, Michele (Giuseppe Cristiano is remarkable ), living in a remote Italian village, uncovers a buried secret that shakes his relationship with his parents and the harsh world outside. In the guise of a nerve-jangling thriller, director Gabriele Salvatores, an Oscar winner for Mediterraneo, delivers a fierce, frightening and deeply moving study of childhood. It's a keeper.

PETER TRAVERS
(RS 947, April 29, 2004)