A surgeon recalls the crucial moments of his life as his own teenage daughter lies on the operating table, hovering between life and death, in this tense Italian drama Don’t Move. In his second outing as a director, Sergio Castellitto (also playing the surgeon) takes the viewer on an emotional-filled ride and brings a violently masculine perspective to the story. Cruz’s performance as an ordinary, rather ugly Albanian girl who becomes the passion of the surgeon’s life, is bound to surprise and touch viewers in this unexpected and very touching role.

"Utterly intoxicating... Penelope Cruz is shockingly brilliant beyond any and all expectations… every time she off screen it is impossible not to yearn for her to return... Don’t Move is a triumph for Cruz and a triumph of staggering storytelling"
Marta Jary, FILMINK
"[Cruz] gives an unforgettable portrayal of a beautifully raw and innocent woman whose capacity for love towers over all who would despoil her"
Ray Bennett ,HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"The two things that keep the film from falling into melodrama are its continual inventions on a stylistic level ... and the exceptional level of acting"
Deborah Young ,VARIETY