Italy / Oct 17, 2024 / Festa del Cinema di Roma
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In Palmi, a small town in Calabria, Don Vincenzo, a genial retired farmer, has a crazy idea to revive the local soccer team by organizing a bizarre fundraiser hiring the Italian major league Serie A, soccer player Etienne Morville, a bad-tempered guy but among the strongest in the world. Albeit unwillingly, Morville leaves Milan to move to Palmi and try to save his image. In the small town he will come up against a reality of sincerity, which will lead everyone on an unforgettable experience.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Massimiliano Bruno | Rocco Zampogna |
| Massimo De Lorenzo | Avvocato Tripodi |
| Guglielmo Favilla | Peppi 'Mpiccia |
| Vincenzo Scuruchi | Giovanni Pugliese |
| Guillaume de Tonquédec | Gilbert Desagnat |
| Aurora Calabresi | Adriana |
| Giuseppe Futia | Melo Fiorino |
| Massimo Galante | Presidente della Palmese |
| Antonio di Turi | Nicola Malagó |
| Leonardo Ferrari | Indovino |
| Salvatore Costa | Peppe Reddocili |
| Cassandra Mercer | Kesha |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | U.S. Palmese |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mompracem, Calabria Film Commission, RAI Cinema |
| Release date | 20 marzo 2025 |
| Production | Marco Manetti, Pier Giorgio Bellocchio, Carlo Macchitella, Antonio Manetti |
| Writer | Emiliano Rubbi, Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti, Luna Gualano, Michelangelo La Neve |
| Editing | Federico Maria Maneschi |
| Cinematography | Angelo Sorrentino |
| Assistant directors | Marco Manetti, Antonio Manetti |
| Camera operators | Angelo Sorrentino |
| Additional photography | Angelo Sorrentino |
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| Production design | Noemi Marchica |
| Art direction | Noemi Marchica |
| Set decoration | Noemi Marchica |
| Visual effects | Roberto Recchioni |
| Music | Aldo De Scalzi, Pivio |
| Sound | Aldo De Scalzi, Pivio |
| Costume design | Ginevra De Carolis |
| Makeup | Ginevra De Carolis |
| Hairstyling | Ginevra De Carolis |
Release dates
Premiere
Netherlands / Feb 04, 2025 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Theatrical release
Italy / Mar 20, 2025
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