Alessio Boni, Angela Finocchiaro, Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she rem...( read more  read more... )embers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast inside the heart".

Flixster Users

57% liked it

2,314 ratings

Critics

29% liked it

21 critics

R, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Cristina Comencini

Release Date: March 17, 2005

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006

Stats: 53 reviews

Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Your Rating



clear rating

Flixster Reviews (53)


  • February 15, 2009
    I liked a lot. The history was a surprise, sad, but interesting movie with great performances.
  • May 22, 2008
    Has strong performances, but the story takes too long to get off the ground. And once it does, it is told in a way that occasionally drags and goes off in meandering directions.
  • September 10, 2007
    Selalu menarik untuk melihat film yang menoreh kejiwaan dan psikologi dari karakter utamanya.

    Film ini, berbalut dengan judul Inggrisnya-"Don't Tell" adalah berdasarkan novel - La bestia nel cuore - karya sang sutradara; Cristina Comencini yang ternyata berdasarkan artikel kor...( read more)an yang menuturkan kisah hidup yang menyakitkan dari masa kecil sepasang siblings di Italia.

    Film yang menuturkan kisah hidup seorang wanita muda, Sabina yang mengalami mimpi buruk mengenai pemerkosaan. Mimpi itu dimulai sesaat sesudah Sabina harus mengurus pemakaman kedua orang tuanya. Adegan mimpi itu sungguh diadaptasi ke layar lebar dengan menyakitkan and graphically beautiful. Karena dihantui mimpi tersebut, Sabina pun berusaha mentelusuri kisah hidup masa kecilnya yang mungkin ia sembunyikan atau secara tidak sadar dilupakan.

    Plot film ini dipenuhi dengan subplot-subplot yang lain seputar karakter sekeliling Sabina. Mulai dari teman kerja Sabina, teman masa kecil Sabina, pasangan hidup Sabina dan kakak serta keluarganya. Agak tricky karena kalau kehilangan mood ditengah film bisa dengan pasti menganggap film ini mulai membosankan. Tetapi berkat permainan akting para pemain supporting, sehingga membuat ensemble yang menarik.

    Film ini meraih beberapa penghargaan, diantaranya dari Festival Film Venice, salah satu Festival Film di Eropa selain Cannes yang patut diperhitungkan. Film ini juga meraih nominasi Oscar untuk Best Foreign Language tahun 2006.

    Patut disimak jika anda termasuk orang yang mau menghabiskan waktu 2 jam untuk menjadi kritis terhadap sexual abuse, in particular child sexual abuse.

    *diramu dari membaca Los Angeles Times - the web.
  • August 29, 2007
    It is predictable but not boring.
  • January 1, 2007
    One of the best films from italy in 2006
  • December 21, 2006
    This film is a very slow dramatic film that lingers a little to much but has some intense moments.
  • December 9, 2006
    Yeah, i'd like to see this, i think!
  • October 2, 2006
    it's not the first time they use this story ina movie but i think it's very nice this way. English name of the movie is Dont Tell but the original name is "The beast in my heart" i dunno why they choose that name. G.Mezzogiorno was awesum. And the directing was also very nice, it...( read more) never gets boring while telling a hard story like that, which is not usual. I love this movie.
  • August 22, 2006
    It's a hrsh reality!
  • August 18, 2006
    Very good film about a heavy subject. Very well acted and written.

Critic Reviews


March 24, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Don't Tell, Italy's submission for the foreign-language Oscar, has strong performances, but the story takes too long to get off the ground. full review

March 17, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Days of Our Lives fans, enjoy. full review

View more La Bestia nel Cuore (Don't Tell) (The Beast in the Heart) reviews at RottenTomatoes.com

Comments


This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "La Bestia nel Cuore (Don't Tell) (The Beast in the Heart)" !

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • I Know My First Name Is Steven (The Missing Years)
    I Know My First Name Is Steven (The Missing Y... (0%)
  • Mysterious Skin
    Mysterious Skin (100%)

Facts


No facts approved yet. Be the first

La Bestia nel Cuo... : Watch Free on TV


La Bestia nel Cuore (Don't Tell) (The Beast in the Heart) Trivia

Movie Quizzes


No quizzes for La Bestia nel Cuore (Don't Tell) (The Beast in the Heart). Want to create one?

Video Clips


No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?