Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mary Forever scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mary Forever violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Mary Forever end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Mary Forever easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Mary Forever

Name: Mary Forever
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1989
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Michele Placido, Claudio Amendola, Francesco Benigno, Alessandra Di Sanzo, Tony Sperandeo

Directed by Marco Risi

Produced by Numero Uno International

1989102 min7.4 / 10

A neorealist drama about a compassionate teacher's attempts to connect with and advocate for marginalized youth in a juvenile detention center, grounded in the harsh realities of crime, poverty, and social exclusion.

Marco, a teacher from Milan, relocates to Palermo and takes a temporary job teaching in a juvenile detention centre while he waits for a high school teaching position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories: Natale, in for murder and enamored with the Mafia; Pietro, who can't seem to stay out of jail; Claudio, barely 14 and learning to stand up for himself; and Mery, a trans sex worker, who was arrested after a fight with a trick who didn't want to pay her, and is now stuck in a male prison.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Doing Right In Disaster Coping With Loss Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Rape Transvestite Teacher Prostitution Juvenile Delinquent Transsexual Reformatory Neorealism Cine Quinqui Gay Theme

Questions people ask

Is Mary Forever sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Mary Forever scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mary Forever violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Mary Forever end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mary Forever easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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