Mary Forever

A teacher discovers his calling. Marco relocates to Palermo from Milan and takes a job teaching in a reform school while he waits for a high school position. He tries to understand and motivate his handful of students, reading them colloquial poetry, encouraging them to stand up for their rights, finding out about their histories. Natale, in for murder, enamoured of the Mafia, the King Rat within the group; Mery, a drag queen, arrested for assault when defending himself, in love with Mario and, in daylight, rejected by all; Pietro, illiterate, muscular, believing his destiny is set; the callow Claudio, vulnerable, learning to harden himself. What can Mario learn and do in such a short time?

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102 min

Cast

Michele Placido

as Marco Terzi

Claudio Amendola

as Pietro Giancona

Francesco Benigno

as Natale Sperandeo

Alessandra Di Sanzo

as Mario 'Mery' Libassi

Tony Sperandeo

as Turris

Roberto Mariano

as Antonio Patanè

Maurizio Prollo

as Claudio Catalano

Filippo Genzardi

as Matteo Mondello

Giovanni Alamia

as Marra

Alfredo Li Bassi

as Carmelo Vella

Salvatore Termini

as Giovanni 'King Kong' Trapani

Gianluca Favilla

as Rosaspina Prison Director

Giuseppe Giarraffa

as Carmelo's Brother

Michela Cusano

as Lia

Matteo Mondello

Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

as Rosaspina Prison Teacher

Calogero Buttà

as Rosaspina Prison Teacher

Luigi Maria Burruano

as Franco D'Annino

Ninni Picone

as Announcer

Aurora Quattrocchi

as Mery's Mother

Ludovico Caldarera

as Unemployed Teacher #2 (uncredited)

Carlo Berretta

as Salvatore 'Salvo' Sperandeo (uncredited)

Carlo DeFilippi

as Inmate (uncredited)

Enzo Marcelli

as Inmate (uncredited)

Pippo Agusta

as Mery's Father (uncredited)

Paolo Buzzurro

as Policeman (uncredited)

Tatu La Vecchia

as Policeman Arresting Pietro (uncredited)

Angelo Prollo

as Rosaspina Prison Warden (uncredited)

Giovanni Corrao

as Police Detective (uncredited)

Director

Marco Risi