Raise Your Head
2009, Italian. Directed by Alessandro Angelini.
Mero, a skilled shipyard worker, is a single father. His son Lorenzo, born from a relationship with an Albanian girl, is his only reason for living. The father dreams that the boy will become a champion boxer, to make up for his own anonymous career as an amateur in the ring. This is why he puts him through a tough training program, teaching him day after day to throw punches and protect himself from life's low blows. The balance of this relationship is disturbed by the return of Lorenzo's mother Denisa and by the son's meeting with young Ana. Mero's trials are not over and he must face up to pain, his prejudices and the remoteness of Italy's north east.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 6 November 2009
- Original title
- Alza la testa
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Francesca Marciano, Alessandro Angelini, Angelo Carbone
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Raise Your Head runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Raise Your Head isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 November 2009. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
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Who directed Raise Your Head?
Raise Your Head (2009) was directed by Alessandro Angelini and stars Sergio Castellitto, Gabriele Campanelli, Giorgio Colangeli.