Film critics reward cinema with civic commitment. And after the award given to the Rai 1 TV film 'Prima che la notte' by Daniele Vicari, among the cinematographic productions the Nastri d'argento would like to highlight, for the civil value of condemnation and resistance against all mafia, the film 'Nato a Casal di Principe' which tells the story of Amedeo Letizia, producer of the film with Mariella Li Sacchi. Bruno Oliviero's film 'Nato a Casal di Principe' wins the Nastro della Legalità for cinema in its first edition. The award - promoted by the SNGCI Film Journalists, in collaboration with the Trame Festival directed by Gaetano Savatteri, will be presented tomorrow, Sunday 24 June on the closing evening of the Festival. 'Nato a Casal di Principe' tells with courage and sincerity the true story of Amedeo Letizia, today also the producer of the film with Mariella Li Sacchi and Rai Cinema. An acknowledgement that comes in a year particularly rich in titles that exalt the civil value of condemnation and resistance against every mafia. The collective Ribbon therefore goes to the director, the producers and also to the protagonists Alessio Lapice, Massimiliano Gallo, Donatella Finocchiaro and Lucia Sardo. “Thanks to Trame for wanting to share this initiative with us” says Laura Delli Colli, President of the SNGCI, on behalf of the National Board. “Promoting an Award dedicated to legality is a duty for an Association like ours that over the years, not only through the Nastri d'Argento, shares every active 'militancy', in the DNA of that 'straight-backed' journalism to which the Sngci - a specialization group of the Fnsi - has always belonged. Cinema does not live only on red carpets and spotlights but, as the great masters of all time teach, and as the courage and truth of this little film demonstrates, it is both a mirror and an instrument of social denunciation and civil growth. Just as a good reporter's job should be." Amedeo Letizia is a twenty-year-old boy who moved to Rome from Casal di Principe in the late 80s to pursue a career as an actor. He was just starting to take his first steps, between a photo story and a role on the small screen in one of the most famous TV series of those years, “I ragazzi del muretto”, when his younger brother, Paolo, was kidnapped by some hooded men who disappeared without a trace. Amedeo returns to his hometown and this journey immediately turns out to be a descent into the underworld of his past, into the contradictions of his land. Since the investigation conducted by the Carabinieri proves ineffective, he decides to undertake his own personal search, which he will do armed with a rifle and with the help of his cousin Marco, a seventeen-year-old boy. The details of the disappearance gradually emerge as the story unfolds, as Amedeo wanders across the land that stretches from the countryside to the sea, passing through the lakes, in a desperate search for his brother. Together with Marco he searches the area without knowing whether to look for a corpse or a place where Paolo is being held prisoner… Produced by Cinemusa with Rai Cinema, the film is distributed in theaters by Europictures. Previewed at the latest Venice International Film Festival, 'Nato a Casal di Principe' is based on the autobiographical novel written by Amedeo Letizia with journalist Paola Zanuttini. It has been defined as a sort of effective 'backstage' intended to reveal the dynamics of the Camorra like Gomorrah itself. It was born, after all, from a particular cinematographic 'school' from Campania that denounces violence and abuse under the nightmare of that cloud, toxic in every sense, that hovers over the places where mafia infiltration is most insidious. The young protagonist Alessio Lapice, in the film Amedeo Letizia, also played Gomorra 2 and will be Romolo, alongside Alessandro Borghi (Remo) in the next film by Matteo Rovere. With him in the cast are Massimiliano Gallo and Donatella Finocchiaro (Amedeo's parents) and Lucia Sardo.
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