The Hidden Child (2021)
Gabriele Santoro is a Professor of Pianoforte at the Music Conservatory San Pietro a Majella who lives in a working-class area of the city. One morning, while shaving his beard, the postman buzzes at the intercom to tell him he has a package. Gabriele opens the door and, before greeting him, runs to rinse his face. In that short space of time, a ten-year-old child slips into his apartment and hides away. “The maestro” – as he’s called in his neighbourhood – only notices the stowaway late at night. And when he sees him, he recognises the intruder as Ciro, a child who lives with his parents and siblings on the top floor of his building. When asked why he has fled his home, Ciro refuses to speak. Nevertheless, the maestro instinctively decides to hide him in his home, setting Ciro’s enemies a uniquely difficult challenge.
Director:
Roberto Andò
Writers:
Roberto Andò, Franco Marcoaldi.
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Silvio Orlando as Gabriele Santoro |
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Roberto Herlitzka as Massimo Santo |
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Giuseppe Pirozzi as Ciro |
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Lino Musella as Diego |
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Imma Villa as Angela Acerno |
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Sasà Striano as Carmine Acerno |
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Tonino Taiuti as Nunzio |
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Alfonso Postiglione as Alfonso De Vivo |
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Sergio Basile as Vincenzo Mezzera |
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Enzo Casertano as Vittorio |
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Francesco Di Leva as Biagio |
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Gianfelice Imparato as Renato Santoro |
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Giuseppe Brunetti as |
| Camera | Maurizio Calvesi | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Roberto Andò | Director |
| Production | Angelo Barbagallo | Producer |
| Writing | Roberto Andò | Novel |
| Writing | Roberto Andò | Screenplay |
| Production | Marita D'Elia | Casting |
| Directing | Cinzia Liberati | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Giovanni Carluccio | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Rita Barbera | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fulgenzio Ceccon | Sound |
| Editing | Esmeralda Calabria | Editor |
| Writing | Franco Marcoaldi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Franco Marcoaldi | Story |
| Writing | Roberto Andò | Story |