Once Upon A Time In Bethlehem (2019)
Obwohl Salvo (Salvatore Ficarra) sich selbst als stolzen Atheisten bezeichnet, stiehlt der Dieb bevorzugt sakrale Kunstwerke. Natürlich glaubt Pater Valentino (Valentino Picone) ganz im Gegensatz zu Salvo fest an Gott und schwört auf tägliche Gebete. Gelegenheit macht Diebe, das denkt sich wohl auch Salvo, als er kurz vor den Weihnachtsfeierlichkeiten die wertvolle Statue des Jesuskindes aus der Krippe der Kirche stehlen will. Doch er wird vom Pater erwischt! Was folgt, ist eine turbulente Verfolgungsjagd durch ein Feld, die mit einem Zeitsprung ein jähes Ende findet: Der Dieb und der Geistliche finden sich auf einmal im Palästina des Jahres Null wieder und die Geburt Jesu steht kurz bevor ...
Die Regisseur:
Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone.
Die Autor:
Valentino Picone, Salvatore Ficarra, Nicola Guaglianone, Fabrizio Testini.
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Salvatore Ficarra as Salvo |
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Valentino Picone as Valentino |
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Massimo Popolizio as Erode |
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Roberta Mattei as Rebecca |
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Massimo Cagnina as |
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Giovanni Calcagno as |
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Giacomo Mattia as Isacco |
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Azelarab El Kaughat as |
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Giovanna Marchetti as Sara |
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Mauro Spitaleri as |
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Adil Abatourab as cugino Giusepp |
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Yassine Ahajjam as San Giuseppe Vero |
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Grace Ambrose as giovane sposa |
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Teresa Del Vecchio as Perpetua |
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Giovanni Federico as Giovanni Federico |
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Habib Lahcen as Prigioniero |
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Mariam Lalouaz as Mamma Calogero |
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Alessandro Lombardo as Esattore |
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Luciano Miele as Guardia costiera |
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Michele Nani as Ufficiale censimento |
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Simon Luca Oldani as Corteggiano Erode |
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Fabio Rizzuto as Fabbro |
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Karim Saidi as Guardia carceraria |
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Denise Sardisco as Finta Madonna |
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Gianluca Scuotto as San Giuseppe provino |
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Rachid El Adouani as Guardia Erode 2 |
| Writing | Valentino Picone | Screenplay |
| Sound | Carlo Crivelli | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Attilio De Razza | Producer |
| Production | Gianluca Passone | Line Producer |
| Production | Barbara Giordani | Casting |
| Sound | Gianluca Carbonelli | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Fabrizio Testini | Story |
| Production | Francesco Vedovati | Casting |
| Writing | Salvatore Ficarra | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nicola Guaglianone | Story |
| Sound | Pompeo Iaquone | Sound |
| Writing | Nicola Guaglianone | Screenplay |
| Editing | Claudio Di Mauro | Editor |
| Writing | Salvatore Ficarra | Story |
| Writing | Fabrizio Testini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Matteo Parenti | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Valentino Picone | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Francioni | Costume Design |
| Directing | Gianni Costantino | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Giovanni Calvaruso | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Ramon Panzavolta | Location Manager |
| Visual Effects | David Serge | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Irma Misantoni | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Domenico Sica | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Pullicino | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Marco Coppolecchia | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Fabrizio Cerato | Production Manager |
| Production | Nilo Argento | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Gianni Aldi | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Renato Agostini | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Claudio Quaglietti | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Lighting | Carmelo Guttadauro | Gaffer |
| Art | Francesco Grossi | Assistant Production Design |
| Production | Stefano Canzio | Production Manager |
| Art | Claudia Cosenza | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Cinzia Malatesta | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Roberto Fucci | Key Grip |
| Editing | Carlo Simeoni | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta De Leonardis | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Sergio Colicchio | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Stefano Fenocchi | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Emanuele Giunta | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laura Tonello | Makeup Department Head |
| Crew | Emiliano Novelli | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Ariel Salati | Camera Operator |
| Production | Lev Sordi | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Luca Iacona | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Biagio Gurrieri | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Salvatore Ficarra | Director |
| Directing | Valentino Picone | Director |
| Art | Francesco Frigeri | Production Design |
| Camera | Daniele Ciprì | Director of Photography |