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2004 Certificate 15
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Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager. The Keys to the House is a compassionate exploration of fatherhood and the often surprising nature of disability. Read more

Starring Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Alla Faerovich
Director Gianni Amelio
Genres Drama

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The Keys to the House

Meeting his handicapped son for the first time, a young father attempts to forge a relationship with the teenager. The Keys to the House is a compassionate exploration of fatherhood and the often surprising nature of disability.

Starring Kim Rossi Stuart, Andrea Rossi, Charlotte Rampling, Alla Faerovich, Pierfrancesco Favino, Michael Weiss
Director Gianni Amelio
Studio ARTIFICIAL EYE
Run time DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: Italian
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 26 Sep 2005
Production year: 2004
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 4

    Much is left unexplained here, including why the father should suddenly become involved with his son, who had lived with the family of his dead wife; it concentrates with understated and moving delicacy on their deepening relationship.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • Best known here for Stolen Children (1992), Italian realist Gianni Amelio again proffers a potentially mawkish... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Your life will never be the same if you watch this.

    A stunning film. I don't speak a word of Italian, but the subtitles work exceedingly well - you take them in without being aware of it. I cried a lot watching this film - it should be compulsory viewing for anyone over 12. There are disabled people with cerebral palsy everywhere in the world - if, like me, you find it difficult to treat disabled people as 'ordinary'and don't know what to say, then watch this - you will realise that no, they aren't ordinary - they are AMAZING! Just watch the film. I can't put into words how this film has changed the inside of me. And watch all the added bits, too - as unforgettable as the actual film. Anyone who gives this film fewer than 5 stars and finds it heavy going etc, must be a very shallow person. I feel more sorry for them than for disabled people.

      • A customer from Kent, England
      • Posted 27 Sep 2006 10:11

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