This import perfectly captures kids at play, as well as something related but darker. Ten-year-old Michele (Giuseppe Cristiano) leads an idyllic life in rural Italy until one day he comes across a covered pit next to an old farmhouse and on further investigation finds … Exactly what, the movie leaves up to you. Such ambiguity is just another facet of the picture’s triumph – I’m Not Scared reveals a child’s inner life without ever spoiling it.
