If Life Gives You Lemons (2018)
Antonio is seventeen years old and has a dream: to be a footballer in a great team. He lives in a small village in the province of Campania, a place where getting away is not always that easy. What makes the situation even more complex is the wonderful Miriam, a kind and gentle, but highly problematical mother, who Antonio loves more than any other person in the world. On top of this there is Carlo, Antonio's father who abandoned them when he was very young, and Miriam is obsessed with the idea of rebuilding her family. All of a sudden life seems to present Antonio and Miriam with a real opportunity: a talent scout looking for promising youngsters to take to the Parma team’s Primavera. But there is a high price to pay for every dream.
Director:
Ciro D'Emilio
Writers:
Cosimo Calamini, Ciro D'Emilio.
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Anna Foglietta as Miriam Improta |
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Fabio De Caro as Carlo |
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Biagio Forestieri as Mister Colasanti |
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Giampiero De Concilio as Antonio Improta |
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Massimo De Matteo as Michele Astarita |
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Peppe Cioffi as |
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Peppe Miale as |
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Fulvio Sacco as |
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Maria Basile as |
| Camera | Salvatore Landi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bruno Falanga | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Maurizio Piazza | Producer |
| Writing | Cosimo Calamini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ciro D'Emilio | Director |
| Writing | Ciro D'Emilio | Screenplay |
| Sound | Michele Mazzucco | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Filippo Barracco | Sound Editor |
| Art | Antonella Di Martino | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rossella Aprea | Costume Design |
| Editing | Gianluca Scarpa | Editor |
| Sound | Matteo Bendinelli | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Fabio D'Amico | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Denny De Angelis | Sound |
| Sound | Simone Panetta | Boom Operator |
| Production | Andrea Calbucci | Producer |