''Anna'' is an Italian drama television series written and directed by
Niccolò Ammaniti
Niccolò Ammaniti () is an Italian writer, winner of the Premio Strega in 2007 for '' As God Commands'' (also published under the title ''The Crossroads''). He became noted in 2001 with the publication of '' I'm Not Scared'' (''Io non ho paura'' ...
.
It is an adaptation of Ammaniti's
post-apocalyptic
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novel of the same name
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, originally published in 2015.
Cast
Main cast
*Giulia Dragotto as Anna Salemi, a 13-years-old Sicilian girl
*Alessandro Pecorella as Astor, Anna's little brother
*Elena Lietti as Maria Grazia, Anna and Astor's mother
*Roberta Mattei as Katia, a mysterious woman known as "Picciridduna"
*Giovanni Mavilla as Pietro, a teenage boy who befriends Anna
*Clara Tramontano as Angelica, a teenage girl who rules the gang of the "Blues" and the "Whites"
*Viviana Mocciaro as Anna as a child
*Nicola Mangano as Astor as a baby
Guest cast
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Corrado Fortuna
Corrado Fortuna (born 31 March 1978) is an Italian actor and director.
Career
Born in Palermo, Fortuna debuted in 2002 with the title role in the film '' My Name Is Tanino'', directed by Paolo Virzi, with whom he then worked as assistant direct ...
as Damiano, Astor's father
*Giovanni Calcagno as Marco Salemi, Anna's father
*Chiara Muscato as Anna's teacher
*Danilo and Dario Di Vita as the twin brothers Mario and Paolo
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Tommaso Ragno
Tommaso Ragno (born 1 June 1967) is an Italian stage and film actor.
Biography Early life and education
Tommaso Ragno was born on 1 June 1967 in Vieste, a coastal town in the province of Foggia, as the eldest of two children. His family, ma ...
as the twins' father
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Miriam Dalmazio
Miriam Dalmazio (born 14 September 1987) is an Italian actress.
Early life and career
Born in Palermo in the Noce neighbourhood, she graduated at Centro sperimentale di cinematografia in Rome and started acting in the soap opera Agrodolce.
A ...
as Ginevra
*Matilde Sofia Fazio as Angelica as a child
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Sara Ciocca
Sara Ciocca (born 30 January 2008) is an Italian actress and voice actress.
Life and career
Born in Rome to parents from Riccia, Molise, Riccia, in Molise, she has been studying classical dance, modern jazz, contemporary dance, and piano since th ...
as "Snow White"
*Oro De Commarque as "Cinderella"
*Elisa Miccoli as "Red Riding Hood"
*Ludovico Colnago as Pietro as a child
*Adele Perna as Pietro's mother
*Vincenzo Masci as Nucci
*Nicola Nocella as Saverio
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Sergio Albelli
Sergio Albelli (born 5 October 1965, in Pescia) is an Italian actor, best known for his roles in the films '' Captain Corelli's Mandolin'' (2001), '' Miracle at St. Anna'' (2008), ''The First Beautiful Thing
''The First Beautiful Thing'' () ...
as the Pope
See also
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List of Italian television series
The following is a list of television series produced in Italy.
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* ''1992''
* '' 1993''
* ''1994''
* '' 48 ore''
* '' 7 vite''
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* '' Adrian''
* '' Al di là del lago''
* '' AleX''
* '' Le ali della vita''
* '' All Stars''
* '' All'ultimo mi ...
References
External links
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2020s Italian television miniseries
2020s Italian drama television series
2021 Italian television series debuts
2021 Italian television series endings
Sky Atlantic (Italian TV channel) original programming
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Television shows set in Sicily
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