The setting for the film based on Giacomo Mazzariol’s novel is purposefully anonymous: a “no-place” located amidst the plains of the north and the medieval cities in Emilia-Romagna selected by the production. Locations include: the historical centre of Pieve di Cento (province of Bologna), the Giardino del Gigante, an environmental work of art in an area of a park in Cento (province of Ferrara) where Gio walks on his own for the first time closely watched by his family and Bologna. Locations in the capital city of Emilia include: Piazza Maggiore, Piazza Santo Stefano, Giardini Margherita, Da Vinci School, the Capellini Paleontological Museum and Carpigiani di Anzola Ice cream museum.
The setting for the film based on Giacomo Mazzariol’s novel is purposefully anonymous: a “no-place” located amidst the plains of the north and the medieval cities in Emilia-Romagna selected by the production. Locations include: the historical centre of Pieve di Cento (province of Bologna), the Giardino del Gigante, an environmental work of art in an area of a park in Cento (province of Ferrara) where Gio walks on his own for the first time closely watched by his family and Bologna. Locations in the capital city of Emilia include: Piazza Maggiore, Piazza Santo Stefano, Giardini Margherita, Da Vinci School, the Capellini Paleontological Museum and Carpigiani di Anzola Ice cream museum.
Jack has always wanted a brother to play with and when his parents tell him that his brother Gio is going to be special, he imagines a superhero. Over time Jack finds out about Down Syndrome and Gio becomes a secret that is never to be shared.