La notte più lunga dell'anno (2022)
The film takes place over the course of a single night: the longest night of the year, between December 21 and 22 (the winter solstice), when the sun sets around 4:30 p.m. and rises the next day at 7:30 a.m. A long night in which the stories, destinies, anxieties, and dramas of a provincial town in the south (Potenza) intertwine, even if only briefly. Fifteen hours of uninterrupted darkness in which human destiny becomes exceptional, as the night causes the anchors of the day to be lost and four personal stories suddenly accelerate.
Director: Simone Aleandri
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Mimmo Mignemi as Sergio |
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Ambra Angiolini as Luce |
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Luigi Fedele as Johnny |
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Francesco Di Napoli as Damiano |
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Michele Eburnea as Enza |
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Nicolò Galasso as Pepè |
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Massimo Popolizio as Francesco |
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Alessandro Haber as Luce's dad |
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Anna Ammirati as Isabella |
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Antonio Petrocelli as Isabella's husband |
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Aglaia Mora as Felicia |
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Matteo Carlomagno as Filippo Cerverizzo |
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Pascal Zullino as Carmine |
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Pietro Sarubbi as DJ's driver |
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Massimo De Francovich as Il Presidente |
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Fabio Pompili as DJ |
| Directing | Simone Aleandri | Director |
| Sound | Unaderosa | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Cristina Borsatti | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Giannini | Costumer |
| Camera | Vincenzo Carpineta | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alessio Doglione | Editor |
| Sound | Antonio Deodati | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Simone Aleandri | Writer |
| Art | Valerio Romano | Production Design |
| Sound | Riccardo Cimino | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Andrea Di Consoli | Writer |
| Directing | Armando Francesco Serrano | Second Assistant Director |
| Visual Effects | Marco Ricci | Digital Compositor |
| Directing | Doriana Bonora | Script Coordinator |
| Sound | Ignazio Vellucci | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Daniele Cipriani | Colorist |
| Camera | Michele Lecca | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Milko Montesanti | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Giannini | Costume Design |
| Production | Sandro Bartolozzi | Producer |
| Sound | Matteo Di Simone | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Alessandro Masi | Producer |
| Visual Effects | Andrea Battistoni | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Lighting | Andrea Cuomo | Electrician |
| Camera | Antonello Sarao | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Marco Lassalaz | Boom Operator |
| Production | Stefania De Santis | Casting |
| Crew | Rino Piccolo | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Melodie Caudal | Additional Editor |
| Sound | Claudia Aureli | Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Roberto Morson | Digital Compositor |
| Sound | Ignazio Vellucci | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Andrea Collepiccolo | First Assistant Camera |