In the mid 1970’s, Italian police seized an underground publishing company for distributing a book called, How to Flee Home and Live Happily . Before the police could halt production, 30,000 copies were sold, exposing a huge problem in Italian society. Teenagers wanted to run away from home. Various reasons were cited. Since the 70’s were a politically tumultuous time in Italy, many parents did not agree with the political beliefs of their children, so those kids wanted to escape the torment of daily quarrels. Others reportedly ran away for economic reasons. Some 40 years later, statistics show that 30% of young people under the age of 20 have run away from home at least once in their lives, and many are also fleeing from foster homes. Fortunately, the episodes usually just last for a few days because the hard reality of starting over from nothing shatters their dreams of independence. Filmmaker Tommaso Agnese is bringing attention to this national problem w...
100+ YEARS OF THE GREAT ITALIAN MOVIEMAKERS