Australia / Oct 01, 2020 / Italian Film Festival
Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019)
Directed by Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone
1h 40minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A thief and a priest end up magically transported in the year 0's Palestine, where they'll have to make sure that the Nativity will follow its course.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Azelarab El Kaughat | |
| Giovanna Marchetti | Sara |
| Mauro Spitaleri | |
| Adil Abatourab | cugino Giusepp |
| Yassine Ahajjam | San Giuseppe Vero |
| Grace Ambrose | giovane sposa |
| Teresa Del Vecchio | Perpetua |
| Giovanni Federico | Giovanni Federico |
| Habib Lahcen | Prigioniero |
| Mariam Lalouaz | Mamma Calogero |
| Alessandro Lombardo | Esattore |
| Luciano Miele | Guardia costiera |
| Michele Nani | Ufficiale censimento |
| Simon Luca Oldani | Corteggiano Erode |
| Fabio Rizzuto | Fabbro |
| Karim Saidi | Guardia carceraria |
| Denise Sardisco | Finta Madonna |
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| Gianluca Scuotto | San Giuseppe provino |
| Rachid El Adouani | Guardia Erode 2 |
Genres
ComedyFantasy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il primo Natale |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Tramp Limited, Medusa Film, Sky Cinema |
| Release date | 12 dicembre 2019 |
| Production | Attilio De Razza, Gianluca Passone |
| Writer | Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone, Nicola Guaglianone, Fabrizio Testini |
| Casting | Barbara Giordani, Francesco Vedovati |
| Editing | Claudio Di Mauro, Carlo Simeoni |
| Cinematography | Daniele Ciprì, Gianni Aldi, Ariel Salati, Stefano Fenocchi, Roberto Fucci |
| Assistant directors | Gianni Costantino, Matteo Parenti, Giovanni Calvaruso, Luca Iacona, Cinzia Malatesta, Salvatore Ficarra, Valentino Picone |
| Lighting | Carmelo Guttadauro |
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| Camera operators | Gianni Aldi, Ariel Salati, Stefano Fenocchi, Roberto Fucci, Daniele Ciprì |
| Additional photography | Gianni Aldi, Ariel Salati, Stefano Fenocchi, Roberto Fucci, Daniele Ciprì |
| Production design | Francesco Frigeri, Domenico Sica, Francesco Grossi, Claudia Cosenza |
| Art direction | Domenico Sica, Francesco Grossi, Claudia Cosenza, Francesco Frigeri |
| Set decoration | Claudia Cosenza, Domenico Sica, Francesco Grossi, Francesco Frigeri |
| Special effects | Renato Agostini |
| Visual effects | Matthew Pullicino, David Serge, Renato Agostini |
| Stunts | Emiliano Novelli |
| Music | Carlo Crivelli, Gianluca Carbonelli, Pompeo Iaquone, Marco Coppolecchia, Emanuele Giunta, Biagio Gurrieri |
| Sound | Carlo Crivelli, Gianluca Carbonelli, Pompeo Iaquone, Marco Coppolecchia, Emanuele Giunta, Biagio Gurrieri |
| Costume design | Cristina Francioni, Laura Tonello, Elisabetta De Leonardis |
| Makeup | Cristina Francioni, Laura Tonello, Elisabetta De Leonardis |
| Hairstyling | Elisabetta De Leonardis, Cristina Francioni, Laura Tonello |
| Budget | 6.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Dec 12, 2019 / T
Spain / Dec 11, 2020 / 7
Germany / Dec 19, 2025 / Re-release
Digital
Germany / Dec 12, 2019 / 12
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