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Mami Wata (2022)
Character: N/A
Gaia and Cristina come from two very different backgrounds. But their friendship is like nature: rebel and pure.
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All'improvviso un Uomo (2014)
Character: N/A
The narrative follows a former gangster who, in an attempt to escape his tumultuous past, seeks refuge in a new village. Upon his arrival, he adopts the guise of a priest. In this newfound role, he becomes a central figure within the community, significantly influencing the lives of its inhabitants.
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La Salita (2025)
Character: N/A
There’s a Naples of the imagination and there’s the real city: the city of fiction and the one with its tales of a past very much alive. Massimilano Gallo’s directorial debut, La salita, is a film about a little-known anecdote from the life of Eduardo De Filippo, featuring a Nisida very different from the image it has in the series Mare fuori, yet Gallo’s take on prison and women behind bars is just as contemporary. Courtesy of Panamafilm and the Film Commission Regione Campania.
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Flash (2018)
Character: Billy
Caserta. Billy is a wedding photographer grappling with his last job before closing his shop. A few hours before the ceremony, Michele, a graduate student looking for an internship, pops into his studio. The photographer decides to take the young man with him on a day full of unexpected events.
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Giù dal vivo (2019)
Character: Voice
Naples. Home of the unbowed, of madmen and paupers. A city that refuses to lick anyone's boots, let alone stoop to pretense. This documentary bad trip takes us on a tour of the city's dismal suburbs and into the homes of the marginalized and rejected: a man, a girl, and a masked boxer - three protagonists yearning for something else, although they're not quite sure what. (Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2019)
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Fortapàsc (2009)
Character: Valentino Gionta
The story of Giancarlo Siani, a journalist killed by the Neapolitan Mafia in 1985.
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Gatta Cenerentola (2017)
Character: Salvatore Lo Giusto (voice)
Cenerentola struggles to escape the shadow and evil schemes of her stepmother and six stepsisters who all live aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of a decaying future Naples.
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Napoli milionaria! (2023)
Character: Gennaro
Naples, 1942. To feed her family and respond to her husband Gennaro's inertia, Amalia is forced to enter the black market. To save his wife from prison, the man fakes his own death.
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Yaya & Lennie: The Walking Liberty (2021)
Character: Capitano Lux (voice)
Immersed in the jungle, among relics of a "forgotten future", two kids, Yaya and Lennie, meander. The two live freely in their Eden until armed men, who carry with them an "ancient" concept of civilization, force them to leave their territory. It is the beginning of a journey in search of their place in a world that no longer belongs to man.
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Veleno (2017)
Character: Cosimo Cardano
Two brothers who own a buffalo farm near Caserta attempt to resist the pressures of local mobsters who want to turn their land into an illegal landfill.
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La Parrucchiera (2017)
Character: Salvatore
A woman decides to start her own business and open a salon in the Spanish Quarter, but a rivalry with her former owner will begin.
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Una vita spericolata (2018)
Character: Capitano Greppi
A broke mechanic turns a bank loan denial into an impromptu robbery that puts him on the run with his best friend and a starlet they hold hostage.
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Zeta: Una Storia Hip-Hop (2016)
Character: Massimiliano De Simone
In a Rome divided between the city center and the suburbs, rich and poor, famous and not, Alex, Gaia, and Marco are three friends in their early twenties who dream of escaping the future society has written for them. Street life, working at the market, poverty, small-time drug dealing, suburban tenements, and the dream of hip-hop are Alex's life until his dream comes true and he finds himself catapulted into the world of rap, playing his part and proving his worth. Managing his own destiny, however, isn't easy, and Alex makes many mistakes, leaving him alone, without a point of reference, and with fleeting success. He must then confront his demons, the harshness of the world, and his own confusion, to learn to love his anger and understand what he truly desires.
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Questi fantasmi! (2024)
Character: Pasquale Lojacono
Pasquale Lojacono moves into a large flat with his wife Maria following a special agreement with the owner: in exchange for free accommodation, Pasquale must dispel rumours that the house is haunted by ghosts. The protagonist begins to receive regular sums of money from spirits who, according to him, are particularly generous and supportive towards him. As time goes by, however, it turns out that the source of his fortune is a ghost who, having become Maria's lover, wants to silence him and plan an escape with her. Added to this unusual love triangle are the doorman, his sister and the lover's family, each of whom, in their own way, exploits the rumours of ghosts for their own gain under the gaze of Professor Santanna, who observes and comments on the inexplicable events with Pasquale from the window of the flat opposite.
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Quattro giorni per la libertà - Napoli 1943 (2023)
Character: Sé stesso
Documentary with rich archive of films and photos along with footage from the 1962 film Le quattro giornate di Napoli depicting the uprising in Naples against Nazi occupation during World War II.
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No Problem (2008)
Character: Nipote Aggressivo
For Arturo, a forty-year-old actor, success has finally arrived: the TV series in which he plays a separated father is doing quite well. Unexpectedly, however, comes the flipside of his popularity: Mirko, a boy who recently lost his father, has replaced him in his imagination with the character of Arturo. The media is going wild, and the presence of Enrico, the actor's agent, becomes increasingly pressing.
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Una festa esagerata (2018)
Character: Lello il secondino
Mirea is about to be 18 years old, and her family is prepearing a big party for her. Teresa, Mirea's mother, wants to gain notoriety, so begins to spend recklessy for the celebration. When the day finally comes, an unexpected death puts it at risk.
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Perez. (2014)
Character: Luca Buglione
Demetrio Perez is a tough prosecutor torn between the corruption inherent in his job and the desire to do right by his family. But when opportunity presents itself and his daughter Thea falls in love with a Mafioso’s son, Perez has to cut through the morality of his law-abiding roots and become as dirty as the dangerous criminals he represents.
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Villetta con ospiti (2020)
Character: Commissario Panti
A sudden tragedy hits a wealthy middle-class family from North-East Italy. Tensions, hidden secrets and small hypocrisies emerge.
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Saremo giovani e bellissimi (2018)
Character: Umberto
In the 90s, Isabella was eighteen and a star. 20 years later, she is still singing those same songs in small town bars with her son Bruno, playing guitar. It's because of him that her career stopped. At least it's what she tells herself.
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Pinocchio (2019)
Character: Corvo (dottore)
Old woodcarver Geppetto fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio, who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However, his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.
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Svaniti nella notte (2024)
Character: Nicola
A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.
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Il sindaco del rione Sanità (2019)
Character: Arturo Santaniello
Antonio Barracano is a respected figure among the Neapolitan underworld, keeping order and administering justice according to his own criteria, beyond the law. One day he's faced with a dilemma after a youth asks him permission to kill his father.
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7 ore per farti innamorare (2020)
Character: Alfonso
When his girlfriend Giorgia leaves him for his boss, journalist Giulio suddenly finds himself without a woman and with no job. Determined to win back his ex, he attends Valeria's classes, who teaches single men the art of seduction, convinced that relationships between people are motivated by simple biological stimuli.
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È stata la mano di Dio (2021)
Character: Franco
In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.
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Gli infedeli (2020)
Character: Husband
From campy lies to sexy surprises, this collection of vignettes captures the follies of several men as they fumble with fidelity and relationships.
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Metti una notte (2018)
Character: Vincenzo Cafoni
Martino, a young entomologist in a sentimental crisis, returns to Rome to find his beloved uncle. As soon as he arrives, his uncle asks him to babysit the daughter of some friends. Once arrived at Linda's home, the little girl, Martino finds out that along with her there is also Lulù, her eccentric and unpredictable grandmother. Everything becomes more complicated when Martino receives the phone call of Tea, an old love encountered by accident right that afternoon. The woman is in danger and asks him for help. Martino, excited about the idea of saving her, is forced to bring the grandmother and child into a series of adventures and misadventures, encounters and unforeseen events, around a nocturnal Rome, seeking a new love.
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Filumena Marturano (2022)
Character: Domenico Soriano
Filumena has lived for years with a wealthy pastry chef. She forces him to marry her, but he soon asks to annul the marriage. She then reveals that one of her children is his, making him obsessed to know which one.
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F II - Lo stupore del mondo (2024)
Character: (voce)
The short film, marking the 800th anniversary of Europe’s first secular university, offers a distinctive portrayal of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. A ruler with multiple crowns, Frederick’s tumultuous relationship with the papacy led to three excommunications. FII - LO STUPORE DEL MONDO seeks to capture Frederick’s essence through an animated and colourful portrayal.
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Il Silenzio Grande (2021)
Character: Valerio Primic
Villa Primic was once a luxurious home. Now in disrepair, the Primic family home is up for sale by the owner, Rose, and her two heirs, Massimiliano and Adele. The head of the family, Valerio, is vehemently opposed to this. The reunion is going to be complicated...
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La Santa (2013)
Character: N/A
A group of 4 thugs plan to steal the statue of Saint Victoria from a small village in southern Italy but they haven't considered the locals
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La kryptonite nella borsa (2011)
Character: Arturo
Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.
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Io & Lei (2015)
Character: Stefano
Two women -- a restaurateur and an architect -- have a seemingly idyllic romantic relationship, until the latter encounters a man she had a fling with.
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The Startup: Accendi il tuo futuro (2017)
Character: Armando, padre di Matteo
Matteo Achilli, a nineteen-year-old from Rome, manages to fulfill every young person’s dream: creating an app and becoming rich. But the world of success quickly turns out to be a jungle, and fame presents the young man with a steep price to pay. Based on a true story.
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Mine vaganti (2010)
Character: Salvatore
Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.
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Vieni a Vivere a Napoli! (2017)
Character: Angelo
Three different stories pay homage to the city of Naples, seen as a capital of hospitality and multiethnic integration. In the first, a Sri Lankan waiter on his first day at work is tasked with delivering coffee to a well-known radio station, but encounters many unexpected challenges. In the second, a former Ukrainian TV presenter, wife of an imprisoned politician, is forced to come to Italy and adapt to the role of carer to a grumpy old man. In the third, a Neapolitan nanny, caring for a young Chinese boy, asks her brother to look after the child while she is away on a prize trip.
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Effetti indesiderati (2015)
Character: Ciro La Vecchia
The story of three brothers who have to face the failure of their dairy business.
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Magnifica presenza (2012)
Character: Dottor Cuccurullo
An aspiring actor discovers that his spacious new apartment comes complete with eight friendly ghosts.
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Onda su onda (2016)
Character: Comandante De Lorenzo
Two under-appreciated artists meet while traveling to Montevideo, where one will give a concert. They initially dislike each other but eventually build a relationship as a means of finding a way out of their existential loneliness.
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Pecore in erba (2015)
Character: Don Ciro
July 2006. Leonardo Zuliani has vanished. The news from Trastevere in Rome turns into a real national emergency, while a huge throng of followers gathers around the young activist’s house. His mother is beside herself with grief and the entire neighbourhood is paralysed. He’s on every TV channel and the authorities all express their solidarity with the family. Many can’t believe it’s true; they prefer to think it’s just one of his stunts. A genius in conveying his ideas, successful cartoonist, visionary fashion designer, cult author, human rights activist: but who is Leonardo deep down? With the help of leading experts and celebrities, the film traces his life, at last casting light on a key figure of our times
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Per amor vostro (2015)
Character: N/A
An extremely mannered and increasingly preposterous tale of a fortysomething woman who has to deal with an abusive, double-dealing husband and a handsome, soap-actor lover who seems to be too good to be true.
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Si accettano miracoli (2015)
Character: Galliano
Fired from his HR job in the big city, Fulvio returns home and sees a leaky pipe in his brother's church as the way to save the crumbling town.
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Nato a Casal di Principe (2017)
Character: N/A
In the late 1980s, Amedeo Letizia, a young 20 something Italian, leaves his hometown of Casal di Principe to pursue a career in acting in Rome. While he's making his debut, his younger brother Paolo is kidnapped by armed men. Amedeo comes back, this return being an infernal descent into his past and his region's contradictions.
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Figli del destino (2019)
Character: N/A
Mixing dramatizations and real-life interviews, this film tells the story of four Jewish children who endured the brutal anti-Semitism of fascist Italy.
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