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The Right to Happiness

The Right to Happiness

Drama
2023, Movie, 1h 21min
The Right to Happiness centers on a small used book store in a small plaza in a small town with big vistas, somewhere in Italy. It sounds like a book lover's fantasy, and maybe it is. The bookseller, Libero, knows most of his rather eccentric customers and can barely bring himself to take their money (although fascists pay double). When a young boy, Essien (Didie Lorenz Tchumbu), an émigré from Burkina Faso, happens on the shop, Libero begins lending him books of increasing difficulty. From Pinocchio to Moby Dick, Essien can read as fast as Libero can lend, and the two form a bond over reading and meaning. "Books should be read twice," Libero says. "Once to understand them, and once to think." Life should probably be lived like that too, but the bookseller's name means "free," and freedom is what Libero bequeaths to Essien.
Country: Italy
Cast:
Remo Girone,
Corrado Fortuna,
Pino Calabrese,
Moni Ovadia
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Remo Girone
As Libero
Corrado Fortuna
As Nicola
Pino Calabrese
As Professor Saputo
Moni Ovadia
As Collezionista Medusa
Liliana Fiorelli
As La voce del diario
Biagio Iacovelli
As Prete

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In a small Italian town, a used bookstore becomes a haven for a young immigrant boy, Essien, who discovers a new world through the books he borrows from the store's eccentric owner, Libero. As their friendship grows, Libero shares his passion for literature and teaches Essien to find meaning beyond the words. With each new book, their bond deepens, and Libero's name becomes a symbol of the freedom he imparts to Essien. Together, they explore the power of stories to shape their lives and realize the right to happiness.

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