The Island of Idealists (2025)
The peaceful balance of a family living in seclusion on an island at the mouth of the Po River is shattered by the unexpected arrival of two fugitives on the run after a robbery. The idealistic family, determined to guide the bandits back to the right path, decides to hide them from the police. This forced coexistence, marked by suspicion, seduction, and subtle deceptions, sparks a clash between two opposing worlds: the utopian purity of the family and the ruthless cynicism of crime
Director:
Elisabetta Sgarbi
Writers:
Elisabetta Sgarbi, Eugenio Lio.
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Tommaso Ragno as Celestino Reffi |
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Elena Radonicich as Beatrice Navi |
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Renato Carpentieri as Antonio Reffi |
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Michela Cescon as Antonio Reffi |
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Mimmo Borrelli as Vittorio |
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Renato De Simone as Guido Cenere |
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Toni Laudadio as Giovanni Marengadi |
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Vincenzo Nemolato as Commissario Carrua |
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Chiara Caselli as Jole |
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Antonio Rezza as Monsiù |
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Rossella De Martino as Teresa |
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Hildegard De Stefano as Lara |
| Directing | Elisabetta Sgarbi | Director |
| Writing | Elisabetta Sgarbi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eugenio Lio | Screenplay |
| Writing | Giorgio Scerbanenco | Novel |
| Camera | Andres Arce Maldonado | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andres Arce Maldonado | Editor |
| Art | Monica Sallustio | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gaia Calderone | Costume Design |
| Production | Angelo Barbagallo | Producer |