Regina
Alessandro Grande
Italy
2020 | 82′ | o.v. Italian
Regina, a 15-year-old girl who lost her mother years earlier, dreams of becoming a singer. Her father, Luigi, her only family at that point, firmly believes in his daughter’s talent and supports her unceasingly. After all, Luigi had given up his own musical career to be near his daughter. Their relationship seems rock-solid, indissoluble, until one day an unexpected event changes their lives.
Director
Born in Catanzaro, Italy, in 1983, Alessandro Grande graduated in Performance Science and Techniques from the University of Tor Vergata, Rome. After his first works as a director and set designer, he gained a certain amount of fame in the short film circuit with In My Prison (2010): the movie, which won the Amnesty International Award, was presented and awarded at many film festivals throughout the world. His next movies, Margherita (2013) and Bismillah (2018) obtained a certain visibility and this latter movie won the David di Donatello Award for Best Short Film. Regina is his first feature film.
Screenplay: Alessandro Grande, Mariano Di Nardo
Cinematography: Francesco Di Pierro
Editing: Annalisa Forgione
Music: Bruno Falanga
Sound: Guido Spizzico, Claudio Spinelli, Giacomo Rende, Roberto Cappannelli
Production Design: Luca Servino
Costume Design: Sabrina Beretta
Cast: Francesco Montanari, Ginevra Francesconi, Barbara Giordano, Max Mazzotta
Production: Bianca Film, Rai Cinema, Asmara Films
World Sales: Rai Com
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