U.S. Palmese (2025)
In Palmi, a small town in Calabria, Don Vincenzo, a genial retired farmer, has a crazy idea to revive the local soccer team by organizing a bizarre fundraiser hiring the Italian major league Serie A, soccer player Etienne Morville, a bad-tempered guy but among the strongest in the world. Albeit unwillingly, Morville leaves Milan to move to Palmi and try to save his image. In the small town he will come up against a reality of sincerity, which will lead everyone on an unforgettable experience.
Directors:
Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti.
Writers:
Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti, Emiliano Rubbi, Luna Gualano.
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Rocco Papaleo as Don Vincenzo |
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Blaise Afonso as Étienne Morville |
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Giulia Maenza as Concetta |
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Claudia Gerini as Adele Ferraro |
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Lisa Do Couto Texeira as Sandrine |
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Max Mazzotta as Mimì Bagalà |
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Gianfelice Imparato as Professor Macrì |
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Massimiliano Bruno as Rocco Zampogna |
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Massimo De Lorenzo as Avvocato Tripodi |
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Guglielmo Favilla as Peppi 'Mpiccia |
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Vincenzo Scuruchi as Giovanni Pugliese |
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Guillaume de Tonquédec as Gilbert Desagnat |
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Aurora Calabresi as Adriana |
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Giuseppe Futia as Melo Fiorino |
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Massimo Galante as Presidente della Palmese |
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Antonio di Turi as Nicola Malagó |
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Leonardo Ferrari as Indovino |
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Salvatore Costa as Peppe Reddocili |
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Cassandra Mercer as Kesha |
| Writing | Marco Manetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Antonio Manetti | Screenplay |
| Writing | Emiliano Rubbi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Luna Gualano | Screenplay |
| Sound | Aldo De Scalzi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Pivio | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Marco Manetti | Director |
| Directing | Antonio Manetti | Director |
| Writing | Antonio Manetti | Story |
| Writing | Marco Manetti | Story |
| Writing | Michelangelo La Neve | Story |
| Production | Carlo Macchitella | Producer |
| Production | Antonio Manetti | Producer |
| Production | Marco Manetti | Producer |
| Production | Pier Giorgio Bellocchio | Producer |
| Camera | Angelo Sorrentino | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Federico Maria Maneschi | Editor |
| Art | Noemi Marchica | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ginevra De Carolis | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Roberto Recchioni | Animation |