The Protagonist

The Protagonist (2025)

Comedy

Giancarlo Mangiapane is thirty years old and has one single dream: to become a great actor. However, the important roles aren't coming, so Giancarlo ends up acting in his everyday life. One day, his agent tells him he's about to get the opportunity of a lifetime: the lead audition for Clochard, a biopic about the life of Gustavo Noradin, a 1950s tap dance champion who fell from grace due to his addictions. When he discovers that his roommate is also preparing for the same role, a rivalry is born that begins to obsess him. Between exhausting rehearsals, a mother who keeps trying to reach him, and a fearsome casting director, Giancarlo's identification with the character becomes total, to the point of jeopardizing his true identity.

Director: Fabrizio Benvenuto
Writer: Fabrizio Benvenuto

Casts

	Pierluigi Gigante as
	Morena Gentile as
	Alessio Lapice as
	Adriano Giannini as
	Elisabetta Ventura as
	Anna Redi as
	Ermanno De Biagi as
	Pierfrancesco Nacca as
	Josafat Vagni as
	Matteo Amaturo as

Crew