Don Chisciotte

Don Chisciotte (2026)

Drama

Wounded at the Battle of Lepanto and recoverying in a Messina hospital, Miguel de Cervantes experiences a vision amidst fever and hallucinations. From the flames of burning books, Don Alonso Quijano is born—a man driven mad by tales of chivalry who transforms into the knight-errant Don Quixote. Accompanied by the simple Sancho Panza, lured by the promise of an island to rule, Quixote embarks on a quest where inns become castles and windmills turn into giants. Despite the cruel mockery of bored nobles and a series of crushing defeats, his madness reveals a disarming purity: he fights solely for justice and freedom, even as the world laughs. Betrayed and humiliated, he is eventually brought home in a cage, unable to survive without his ideals. As he dies, the scene shifts back to the Sicilian night: from the pain of war, Cervantes has forged a masterpiece—the stubborn dream of a more liberated humanity.

Director: Fabio Segatori
Writers: Fabio Segatori, Paola Columba.

Casts

	Alessio Boni as Don Chisciotte
	Fiorenzo Mattu as
	Marcello Fonte as
	Ángela Molina as
	Galatea Ranzi as
	Gabriella Bagnasco as
	Carlo Luca De Ruggieri as
	Giovanni Capalbo as
	Giacomo Fadda as
	Michele Ferrara as
	Pino Torcasio as

Crew