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 |
| Writing | Andrea Di Consoli | Writer |
| Writing | Simone Aleandri | Writer |
| Writing | Cristina Borsatti | Writer |
| Camera | Vincenzo Carpineta | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Alessio Doglione | Editor |
| Art | Valerio Romano | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Giannini | Costumer |
| Sound | Riccardo Cimino | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Antonio Deodati | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Unaderosa | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Stefania De Santis | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrice Giannini | Costume Design |
| Production | Sandro Bartolozzi | Producer |
| Production | Alessandro Masi | Producer |
| Directing | Armando Francesco Serrano | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Doriana Bonora | Script Coordinator |
| Crew | Rino Piccolo | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Claudia Aureli | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Matteo Di Simone | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Marco Lassalaz | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ignazio Vellucci | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Ignazio Vellucci | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Andrea Battistoni | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Roberto Morson | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Marco Ricci | Digital Compositor |
| Camera | Andrea Collepiccolo | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Andrea Cuomo | Electrician |
| Camera | Michele Lecca | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Antonello Sarao | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Melodie Caudal | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Daniele Cipriani | Colorist |
| Editing | Milko Montesanti | Assistant Editor |