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directed by

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. The film was selected for the Quinzaine des Realisateurs in the 2002 Cannes Film Festival as ''L'etrange monsieur Peppino''. The plot is based on real events. For his performance in the film

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won the

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for Best Supporting Actor. The film was also awarded with a

David di Donatello for Best Script The David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay ( Italian: ''David di Donatello per la migliore sceneggiatura'') was a film award presented by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding scre ...

and two

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awards for best editing and best producer.

Cast

* Valerio Foglia Manzillo as Valerio *

as Peppino * Elisabetta Rocchetti as Deborah * Lina Bernardi as Deborah's mother * Pietro Biondi as Deborah's father * Aldo Leonardi as Deborah's boss

References

External links

* 2002 films Italian drama films Films directed by Matteo Garrone 2000s Italian-language films 2000s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub

Cast

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