---
title: 'Blow to the Heart (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gianni Amelio'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/blow-to-the-heart-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083744/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Blow to the Heart (1983)

1983 · 105 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Colpire al cuore

## Synopsis

Blow to the Heart is a 1982 Italian drama film directed by Gianni Amelio. The film entered the competition at the 39th Venice Film Festival. Fausto Rossi won a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello as best new actor.
The film also won the Silver Ribbon for best script. It was described as a "masterful psychological study investigating two profoundly different characters". A teenage son of a university professor discovers his father's secret life and begins keeping his father under surveillance after one of his father's friends dies in a terrorist shoot-out.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gianni Amelio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-amelio)
- **Screenplay:** [Vincenzo Cerami](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincenzo-cerami)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franco Piersanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-piersanti)
- **Producer:** [Enzo Porcelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-porcelli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Tonino Nardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-nardi)
- **Editor:** [Anna Rosa Napoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-rosa-napoli)

## Cast

- [Matteo Cerami](https://cinepixo.com/people/matteo-cerami)
- [Laura Morante](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-morante)
- [Laura Nucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-nucci)
- [Jean-Louis Trintignant](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-louis-trintignant)
- [Vanni Corbellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/vanni-corbellini)

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