Un coach come padre
An open letter to young people to teach them the tale of a story, Gamba's, stretched between war and victories, between memories and emotions of life truly lived. A 12-year-old boy. It is 1945. April…
Un coach come padre
An open letter to young people to teach them the tale of a story, Gamba's, stretched between war and victories, between memories and emotions of life truly lived. A 12-year-old boy. It is 1945. April 25. The child crosses the street, we are in Milan on Washington Street a few steps from his house. Partisans and fascists are shooting each other. The child's hand, shot. Mangled. Recovery begins. To the doctors it looks like a goner. The child exercises first with a tennis ball, then thanks to American officers tries rehabilitation with a basketball. That injured hand becomes happy. The suffering of war will give way to success in sports. From here the film unfolds in warm light and vintage black white. It is the story of a 90-year-old man recounting his life on a playground in the Milanese suburbs among white, black, Chinese boys, all united by their passion.
Un coach come padre
Documentary,Sport
Film Details
An open letter to young people to teach them the tale of a story, Gamba's, stretched between war and victories, between memories and emotions of life truly lived. A 12-year-old boy. It is 1945.
April 25. The child crosses the street, we are in Milan on Washington Street a few steps from his house. Partisans and fascists are shooting each other.
The child's hand, shot. Mangled. Recovery begins.
To the doctors it looks like a goner. The child exercises first with a tennis ball, then thanks to American officers tries rehabilitation with a basketball. That injured hand becomes happy.
The suffering of war will give way to success in sports. From here the film unfolds in warm light and vintage black white. It is the story of a 90-year-old man recounting his life on a playground in the Milanese suburbs among white, black, Chinese boys, all united by their passion..