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Balancing Act poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.5 / 100
2012·Drama·1h 52m

BALANCING ACT

Giulio suddenly finds himself having to change his life when his wife, after discovering his betrayal, asks for a separation and, suddenly, the reality around him is no longer the same. Forty years old and father of two children, Giulio is forced by circumstances to say goodbye to family and economic well-being and to study new solutions in order to stay afloat and not drown in a new poverty made of double rents and double bills to pay, solitary lunches in fourth-rate restaurants, children's wishes not to be ignored and creditors to hide from.

Above the Line
Ivano De Matteo·DirectorIvano De Matteo·ScreenplayValentina Ferlan·ScreenplayVittorio Omodei Zorini·Director of PhotographyFrancesco Cerasi·Original Music ComposerMarco Spoletini·Editor
Cast
Valerio Mastandrea·GiulioBarbora Bobuľová·ElenaMaurizio Casagrande·StefanoRolando Ravello·FrancoRosabell Laurenti Sellers·CamillaGrazia Schiavo·StefaniaAntonio Gerardi·PietroAntonella Attili·MartaStefano Masciolini·LucioGiorgio Gobbi·Mario
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Ivano De Matteo·Director
Writing· 6
Valentina Ferlan·WriterIvano De Matteo·WriterIvano De Matteo·StoryIvano De Matteo·ScreenplayValentina Ferlan·StoryValentina Ferlan·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Vittorio Omodei Zorini·Director of Photography
Editing· 3
Marco Spoletini·EditorGiuliana Sarli·Assistant EditorFrancesco Struffi·Digital Intermediate Colorist
Sound & Music· 5
Francesco Cerasi·MusicFrancesco Cerasi·Original Music ComposerGiovanni Marolla·Music SupervisorSaverio Rapezzi·ConductorSaverio Rapezzi·Orchestrator
Art & Design· 3
Massimiliano Sturiale·Set DecorationValentina Taviani·CostumerCarlotta D'Alessio·Assistant Costume Designer
Production· 9
Marco Piccioni·ProducerMarco Valsania·ProducerFrancesca M. Di Donna·Executive ProducerFrancesca M. Di Donna·Delegated ProducerFabio Conversi·Co-ProducerPino Pellegrino·CastingMorena Amato·Production AssistantClemence Forestier·FinanceLorenzo Vandini·Production Assistant
Other Departments· 2
Vittorio Omodei Zorini·CinematographyFabio Venturi·Score Engineer
By the Numbers
66.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$437K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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