Il momento sbagliato

I watched this on cable and was pleasantly surprised by it. It tells the story of a young street-wise kid who finally gets off the street and goes to look for his mom, who he suspects is still living and might want to reunite with her son. On top of that, he witnessed a murder committed by a police officer, and that added an extra impetus. It was a surprise when he finally shaved, cut his hair and changed his clothes - the transformation is amazing. When he finally meets his mom, he uses his money to commission a self-portrait by her without revealing his identity, while he befriends a girl who knows about his staying overnight in a department store because he doesn't have money for rent. The things he does to prevent detection is ingenious, and the events that follow to the reuniting of the family and the capture of the corrupt officials is fun and captivating most of the time. Even though I've never heard of him before this, Kristian Ayre is a fine actor and shows this in this movie.