Rose Island (2020)
In 1968, engineer Giorgio Rosa established the independent state called "The Isle of Roses" off the coast of Rimini, built on a platform outside the territorial waters, with Esperanto as the official language. The Italian authorities did not take it well because the micronation was seen as an expedient to not pay taxes on the revenues obtained thanks to the arrival of numerous tourists and curious people.
Director:
Sydney Sibilia
Writers:
Sydney Sibilia, Francesca Manieri.
![]() |
Elio Germano as Giorgio Rosa |
![]() |
Matilda De Angelis as Gabriella |
![]() |
Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Franco Restivo |
![]() |
François Cluzet as Jean Baptiste Toma' |
![]() |
Tom Wlaschiha as W.R. Neumann |
![]() |
Luca Zingaretti as Giovanni Leone |
![]() |
Leonardo Lidi as Maurizio Orlandini |
![]() |
Fabrizio Rongione as Monsieur Carlozzi |
![]() |
Marco Pancrazi as Bruno Spaggiari |
![]() |
Andrea Pennacchi as Ulisse Rosa |
![]() |
Alberto Astorri as Pietro Bernardini |
![]() |
Violetta Zironi as Franca |
![]() |
Christian Ginepro as Poliziotto |
![]() |
Frank Gerrish as |
![]() |
Christian Stamm as The reporter |
![]() |
Ascanio Balbo as Carlo |
![]() |
Giulio Farnese as Cardinale Emanuele Nunziante |
![]() |
Luca Della Bianca as Francesco Cossiga |
![]() |
Marco Sincini as Giulio Andreotti |
![]() |
Vincent Frost as Naval officer Malta |
![]() |
Riccardo Marzi as Giacinto Piazza |
![]() |
Teco Celio as Gary |
![]() |
Andrea Onori as Radar officer |
![]() |
Chanel Cazzaniga as Rosa |
| Writing | Sydney Sibilia | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sydney Sibilia | Story |
| Visual Effects | Elisabetta Rocca | Visual Effects |
| Production | Camilla Fava del Piano | Delegated Producer |
| Sound | Michele Braga | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Francesca Manieri | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Stefano Leoni | Visual Effects |
| Writing | Francesca Manieri | Story |
| Editing | Gianni Vezzosi | Editor |
| Directing | Alessia Riveruzzi | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Luigi Rocchetti | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Luisa Lemma | Art Direction |
| Sound | Luigi Melchionda | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberta Giuliani | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Claudio Bagni | Sound |
| Production | Alessandro Persia | Production Manager |
| Directing | Giulio Cupperi | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Paolo Lucarini | Line Producer |
| Production | Piergiuseppe Serra | Line Producer |
| Sound | Mirko Perri | Sound Designer |
| Directing | Jacopo Giovannini | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Marco Bagnoli | Art Direction |
| Crew | Emiliano Novelli | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Sebastiano Bazzini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Luigi Rocchetti | Key Grip |
| Crew | Charles O'Neill | Stunts |
| Directing | Sydney Sibilia | Director |
| Camera | Valerio Azzali | Director of Photography |
| Production | Matteo Rovere | Producer |
| Production | Cornelia von Braun | Casting |
| Art | Tonino Zera | Production Design |
| Art | Maria Grazia Schirripa | Set Decoration |
| Production | Francesca Borromeo | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nicoletta Taranta | Costume Design |