"Braccialetti Rossi" at L'Isola del Cinema in Rome

On Monday, July 13th, L'Isola del Cinema will celebrate one of Italy's biggest pop culture sensations- "Braccialetti rossi" (Red Bracelets). The television series began in January of 2014 and has become a favorite among Italian teenagers. When I interviewed actress, Anna Ferruzzo back in March, she gave me her thoughts on why the show has become so popular, explaining that the show is "the Italian version of the Spanish television series "Poiseres Vermelles" inspired by the true story of the Spanish writer Albert Espinosa. The series tells the stories of a group of young patients in a cancer hospital. Their friendship and love will help them to face and overcome the tragedy of disease and death. In this series, I play the hospital psychologist. The success of "Red Bracelets" was surprising especially among the young. Before this series, no one on Italian television dared to talk about these important and uncomfortable issues of illness and death of young people and children. "Red Bracelets" has instead shown that you can tell any story, even the most difficult, as long as you face it with grace, respect and truth."

Traduzione in Italiano..

Raccontami "Braccialetti Rossi". La serie non è conosciuto in America, ma sembra essere molto popolare in Italia. Qual è il tuo ruolo in questa serie?
"Braccialetti Rossi" è la versione italiana della serie televisiva spagnola"Poiseres Vermelles"ispirata alla storia vera dello scrittore spagnolo Albert Espinosa. La serie racconta le storie di un gruppo di giovanissimi pazienti in un ospedale oncologico. L'amicizia e l'amore li aiuterà ad affrontare e a superare il dramma della malattia e della morte. In questa serie io interpreto la psicologa dell'ospedale. Il successo di "Braccialetti Rossi"è stato sorprendente soprattutto tra i giovanissimi. Prima di questa serie nessuno,nella televisione italiana,aveva osato raccontare temi così importanti e scomodi come la malattia e la morte di giovani e bambini."Braccialetti Rossi"ha invece dimostrato che è possibile raccontare qualunque storia,anche la più difficile, purchè lo si faccia con garbo,rispetto e verità.

The event will begin at 7:00 pm with a photo op for attendees and cast members. A screening of the first episode will begin at 9:00 pm. During the evening, 600 red bracelets will be given away. For more information, visit L'Isola del Cinema online.

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