Benson - La vita è il nemico (2023)
Rome 2016, Alessandrino district (eastern outskirts of the capital). In a small house on the ground floor, where the noise of local traffic echoes, live Ester and her husband Richard Benson. Well-known face of the Italian show, now disgraced. "Hello everyone, I’m Richard Benson and I’m sick. I can’t afford medicine so I appeal to all my fans, because today I risk dying". These words that the artist releases on RepubblicaTV, in a short time make the rounds of the Italian media. In the message he boasts to be one of the fastest guitarists in the world, to have had collaborations with international artists of the Rock and Metal scene, and to have done over 10,000 concerts over the years. It must be because of his shock statement, or because of the battered look he would never think of such a successful past. But for those who hear about it for the first time, the question arises: "Who the hell is Richard Benson?!"
Director: Maurizio Scarcella
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Richard Benson as Self |
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Ester Esposito as Self |
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Marco De Angelis as Self |
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Marco Palazzi as Self |
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John Macaluso as Self |
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Andrea Mingoli as Self |
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Luigi Calabrò as Self |
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Paolo Damiani as Self |
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Giovanni Truncellito as Self |
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Armando Perticaroli as Self |
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Gianni Neri as Self |
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Max Giusti as Self |
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Federico Zampaglione as Self |
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Massimo Marino as Self |
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Giuseppe Cruciani as Self |
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Vittorio Sgarbi as Self |
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Luca Rea as Self |
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Francesco Boccia as Self |
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Piero Chiambretti as Self |
| Directing | Maurizio Scarcella | Director |
| Writing | Maurizio Scarcella | Writer |
| Production | Maurizio Scarcella | Producer |
| Writing | Matteo Bennati | Writer |
| Writing | Giulio Calenne | Writer |
| Production | Andrea Pirri Ardizzone | Producer |
| Production | Andrea Scarcella | Producer |
| Editing | Andrea Scarcella | Editor |
| Editing | Alfredo Angelo Orlandi | Editor |
| Editing | Angelo Santini | Editor |
| Sound | Richard Benson | Songs |
| Sound | Guglielmo Nodari | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vincenzo Farenza | Director of Photography |