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The Hazard of living. The precarious life of Cesare Maltoni

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The Hazard of living. The precarious life of Cesare Maltoni (Vivere che rischio. La precaria vita di Cesare Maltoni)

The Hazard of living. The precarious life of Cesare Maltoni (Vivere che rischio. La precaria vita di Cesare Maltoni)

original title:

Vivere che rischio. La precaria vita di Cesare Maltoni

directed by:

Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi

screenplay:

Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi

cinematography:

Marco Mensa

editing:

Corrado Iuvara

producer:

Ilaria Malagutti

production:

Mammut Film, supported by Ministero della Cultura, Rai Cinema, with the support of Ramazzini Onlus, Società Dolce, with the support of Emilia-Romagna Film Commission

distribution:

I Wonder Pictures [Italy]

world sales:

I Wonder Pictures World Sales [Italy]

country:

Italy

year:

2018

film run:

83'

format:

colour

release date:

24/10/2019

Cesare Maltoni was one of Italy and the world's most important cancer research pioneers, specializing in the research of environmental cancers and tumor prevention and creating the first hospice in Italy. However, there was more than one side to this extraordinary scientist. Maltoni was also a political man, battling for civil rights, a staunch communist and gay. This documentary constructs the image of Maltoni, the average man's hero, a pioneer not just of science but modern day thinking.