本片根据发生在意大利米兰的一起绑架儿童的真实案件改编，也是2004年美国十大最卖座欧洲电影之一。《我不害怕》描述了两个孩子之间真挚的友谊，虽然活在充满背叛、欺诈、愤怒的成人世界，他们仍然保持纯真的心，互相信任，无惧任何阻碍。　　为了选取合适的小演员，导演及工作人员总共邀请了540个童星试镜，他们皆来自意大利南部偏远地方，试镜间内童真满逸，他们的表现往往让人意外。《我不害怕》无论是电影原创音乐、赏心悦目的画面、精彩的故事内容以及演员们的精彩演技，都令电影叫好又叫座。并凭此勇夺意大利国家电影记者协会最佳导演、最佳男配角、最佳摄影三项大奖。　　《我不害怕》被《纽约时报》评为“视觉影像效果强烈，几乎让人目眩”。by Heather PharesGabriele Salvatores' I'm Not Scared, an unusual thriller set in a small Italian town in 1979, has an equally unique score composed and conducted by Ezio Bosso and performed by the Turin String Quartet. The score's unofficial title, 14 Danze per Bambini Intorno a un Buco (14 Dances for Children Around a Hole), clues the listener in to Bosso's approach and how his music relates to the film, which tells the story of a boy who discovers how the adults in his town -- including his parents -- are keeping another little boy captive in a hole underneath an abandoned house on the outskirts of town. Bosso's score consists of 14 dances -- full-fledged pieces for the quartet -- and short connecting pieces that tie the dances together. The dances, such as Rumba Towards the Hole, On Thoughts, and On Fear, capture the beauty and power of string quartet music at its finest; Bosso's melodies are economical but potent, especially in the darker dances like On the Hole and On Thunder. The sense of space and tension created by pieces like On the Tree and Duet is palpable despite, or more likely because of, the deceptive simplicity of Bosso's style. The score's smaller pieces are only slightly less developed, and in the case of tracks like Michele, You Need to Leave, The Hole, and There Were Two Brothers, they rival the dances' impact. Not only is the score's intensity and simplicity remarkable in its own right and a perfect complement to the film's story and visuals, I'm Not Scared is one of those rare pieces of film music that, just by listening to the score, makes you want to see the film for which it was written.