uanother teen story for Rai later Sea out And shake. From tonight at 21.20 on Rai 1 he arrives Living is not child’s play by Rolando Ravello with Claudio Bisio, as a free-range cop, and a parterre of boys who are swept away by an avalanche, together with their respective parents, after the death of one of their same age for a pill.
The protagonist is the seventeen year old Lelein love with Serenewho gets overwhelmed by the inebriation of Saturday night drugs, what the kids call “pastes”. He’s the one selling one to the same age Mirco that will kill him. Lele is overwhelmed by feelings of guilt, he doesn’t talk to anyone except his friend Pressson of a lawyer. Meanwhile, the sui generis policeman is investigating the case Saguatti.
Living is not child’s play: the plot
Bologna. Lele (Riccardo De Rinaldis Santorelli) is a good boy, son of Anna (Nicole Grimaudo) and Marco (Stephen Fresi), parents of humble origins who have some work problems. Especially the father, left stranded by a fraudulent entrepreneur. Lele he attends Carducci, the classical high school of the rich, he is one of the best in the class, and is in love with the “princess” of the school, Serene (Matilde Benedusi), daughter of the future mayor of Bologna (Lucia Mascino).
Lele and Serena start datingand from that moment he lets himself be carried away by Saturday night drugs, those taken for fun and which only apparently do not seem dangerous. One of the pastries that Lele sells to Mirco will cut short the boy’s life. A nightmare begins for Lele. Feelings of guilt plague him.
An avalanche hits the group of friends formed by Serena, Pigi, Patti and Spinoza, and their parents who begin to question who their children really are. The policeman Saguatti investigates the case (Claudio Bisio), just transitioned from drugs to homicide. During the episodes it will be discovered that the cop has a past that is not exactly linear and that ties him to “Mollo”, the father of Lele Molinari.
From left: Stefano Fresi, Ginevra Culini, Nicole Grimaudo and Riccardo De Rinaldis (Marco, Anna and Lele). (Rai)
Claudio Bisio is a rock commissioner
Living is not child’s play is a teen and family drama which crosses the stories of a group of teenagers and their respective parents. How to behave and react in the face of a dramatic event such as the death of a boy caused by a pill that was sold by your child? The weight of a high school student’s bad choices can compromise the balance of an entire family, and beyond.
The series is about a problem today, such as the drugs used by adolescents, and above all of the relationship between parents and children, between friends, between teachers and pupils. Daily life enters the homes of Italians. The tone is not only that of the drama, the figure of the policeman played by Claudio Bisio in fact it lightens the mood.
«Saguatti is a rock commissioner which deserves a spin-off – he says Roland Ravello – is a man who has his wounds and a great humanity. With Lele it will establish a close relationship and will push him to bring out hidden truths ». And we also talk about Love: between parents and children, and teenagers. The report of Lele and Serenawho doesn’t want to fall in love, will hold court in the series.
Riccardo De Rinaldis Santorelli and Matilde Benedusi. (Rai)
The themes of Living is not child’s play: drugs, parenthood, escape from oneself
The series was written by Fabio Bonifaci, which was inspired by a news story from a few years ago. In Living is not child’s play moving from one important topic to another, from the use of drugs for entertainment purposes to the question of questions: can you escape from yourself? Drugs are just a pretext to talk about something else.
«From a triggering event i characters find themselves faced with an avalanche involving the school, parents, Lele’s friends and neighborhood criminals – explains Fabio Bonifaci. The play of these forces, combined with the biting wind of adolescence, brings down the masks of the protagonistsmany of whom run away from themselves and their emotions», like Serena.
A choral unease unites young people and adults. Another topic that is addressed is that of parenting. «The old model of parental authority has expired – the screenwriter is convinced – we need a parental authority that follows new guidelines. But which ones? It’s interesting how in the series the parents of the kids respond differently depending on their character».
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