France / May 16, 1998 / 16 / Cannes Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A group of actors meet with little money in a unofficial theatre in Naples' Spanish Boroughs. Director's plan is to travel to Sarajevo, still under siege, to stage a classic Eschilus' play about civil war in Tebe. While they rehearse in the theatre cast members come and go and another kind of war goes on every day in nearby streets of old Naples.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vincenzo Saggese | Vincenzo |
| Lucia Vitrone | Lucia |
| Roberto De Francesco | Diego |
| Marco Baliani | Vittorio |
| Nina Di Majo | Giornalista |
| Beniamino Femiano | Varriale |
| Tatà Donnabella | Capo redattore |
| Toni Servillo | Franco Turco |
| Anna Bonaiuto | Sara Cataldi |
| Sergio Rispoli | Mauriello |
| Lucia Ragni | Costumista |
| Tina Femiano | Sarta |
| Sergio Tramonti | Riccardo Donati |
| Peppe Lanzetta | Silvano |
| Luciana Zazzera | Moglie di Silvano |
| Angelo Montella | Raffaele |
| Lidija Kozlovič | Librarian (Lidia Koslovich) |
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| Adriano Casale | Adriano |
| Ciro Baldini | Padre di Adriano |
| Alba Clemente | Alba |
| Simona Bonaiuto | Giulia |
| Lello Serao | Commissario |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Teatro di Guerra |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | English, Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tele+, Teatri Uniti, Lucky Red |
| Release date | 29 aprile 1998 |
| Production | Angelo Curti, Andrea Occhipinti, Kermit Smith |
| Writer | Mario Martone |
| Casting | Andrea De Rosa, Nina Di Majo, Alessandro Dionisio |
| Editing | Jacopo Quadri, Francesco Biscuso, Carlotta Cristiani, Paola Fornasier, Alessandra Malvestito, Fabiola Marzioli, Fulvio Molena |
| Cinematography | Pasquale Mari, Mercedes Porter Hope, Alessandro Abate, Alessia Bulgari, Daria D'Antonio, Raffaele Massa, Renaud Personnaz |
| Assistant directors | Alessandra Cutolo, Andrea De Rosa, Federico Di Cicilia, Nina Di Majo, Alessandro Dionisio, Vincenzo Marra, Mario Martone, Valia Santella, Costanza Boccardi |
| Lighting | Ettore Abate |
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Release dates
Premiere
Serbia / Aug 29, 1998 / Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada / Sep 15, 1998 / 14A / Toronto International Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 16, 1998 / +13 / Mar del Plata Film Festival
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Türkiye / Apr 28, 1999 / 13+ / Istanbul Film Festival
Theatrical release
Italy / Apr 29, 1998
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