We Can Do That
From a close range nobody is normal
Directed by Giulio Manfredonia
Produced by Rizzoli Film
A warm-hearted but clear-eyed drama about a director's efforts to help marginalized former psychiatric patients reclaim agency and dignity, balanced between hope and the real costs of pushing too hard.
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.
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Like We Can Do That
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as We Can Do That
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like We Can Do That, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like We Can Do That, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like We Can Do That, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
