Festivals
“Hill of Vision” Highlights Mario Capecchi’s Unlikely Road to a Nobel Prize Win
The story is based on the real-life of Mario Capecchi, a four-year-old abandoned boy who spent his childhood on the streets after his mother got arrested by fascists. After the end of World War II, mother and son miraculously reunite and start a new life in America. Thanks to the love of his mother, Lucy, and extraordinary aunt, Sarah, Capecchi finally reintegrated into society after countless emotional traumatic setbacks.