Once I Will Be A Child (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Once I Will Be A Child is a comedy and family film directed by Edoardo Palma, running about 76 minutes.

What it’s about. Imagine clocks stop in time, happily amazed at that time when we were kids, that time of our lives where every second, every decision, every meeting becomes an experience capable of making us change. Imagine, like children, to travel through time, from the 1960s to the present, and experience small adventures that will remain etched in memory, like the smell of an object, the taste of a sweet, the color of a memory. Imagine being children and have the possibility to still be one. 'Once I Will Be Child' is an episodic film told through the eyes of protagonists between 7 and 14 years. The film goes through six decades (1958, 1960, 1978, 1984, 2007, today) and, inspired by the 'children's movies' that marked the fantasy and the cinema of the ' 80 (from 'E.T.' in 'the Goonies' up to 'Honey, I shrunk the kids!'), outlines an amused tribute to various film genres (ranging from science fiction, to yellow, to the tale of training).

Who’s in it. Once I Will Be A Child stars Valerio Di Benedetto, Sergio Rubini, Gisella Burinato and Vittorio Emanuele Propizio, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Once I Will Be A Child has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Once I Will Be A Child page.

If you liked it. Fans of Once I Will Be A Child tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.