The Cruelest Day (2003)
Ilaria Alpi, a young, Italian war-corespondent, was on a dangerous mission in Somalia. While she covered the civil war, she also discovered a big and secret international enviromentscandale. Together with her cameraman she was killed in the streets of Mogadishus March, 1994. The film is based on a true story.
Director: Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani
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Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Ilaria Alpi |
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Rade Šerbedžija as Miran Hrovatin |
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Erika Blanc as Luciana Alpi |
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Giacinto Ferro as Giorgio Alpi |
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Angelo Infanti as Giancarlo Marocchino |
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Amanda Plummer as Karin, giornalista |
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Andrea Renzi as Francesco |
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Barbara Begala as Giovanna |
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Federico Pacifici as Andrea Iervolino |
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Tony Lo Bianco as Gen. Bruno Loi |
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Luca Biagini as Gen. Carmine Fiore |
| Writing | Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani | Writer |
| Writing | Marcello Fois | Writer |
| Directing | Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani | Director |
| Production | Davide Bassan | Production Designer |
| Production | John Cesaroni | Producer |
| Production | Gherardo Pagliei | Producer |
| Production | Marco Quintili | Producer |
| Production | Piero Amati | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marco Quintili | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Giovanni Cavallini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Claudio M. Cutry | Editor |
| Editing | Alessandro Heffler | Editor |
| Sound | Paolo Fresu | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elisabetta Antico | Costume Design |