Happy to Be Different
2014, Italian. Directed by Gianni Amelio.
The film takes us on a voyage to a hidden Italy rarely addressed on film: Gay Italy as it was lived in the 20th century, from the turn of the century up to the 80s. The documentary gives voice to those who personally had to bear the weight of being "different", remembering how their lives were shaped by this situation during Fascism and in the aftermath of World War II, in an anthropologically and culturally widely diverse nation. Theirs is a mixed testimony of repression, censorship, dignity, courage, and happiness, making way for the final image of a world - our world - that still has a long way to go towards respect and liberty for everyone.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Italian
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- 6 March 2014
- Original title
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- Gianni Amelio
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Happy to Be Different runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Happy to Be Different isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 March 2014. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Happy to Be Different?
Happy to Be Different (2014) was directed by Gianni Amelio and stars Glauco Bettera, Giorgio Bongiovanni, Ninetto Davoli.