''Italian Race'' () is a 2016 Italian
sports
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drama film
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written and directed by
Matteo Rovere
Matteo Rovere (born 22 January 1982) is an Italian filmmaker. He's the youngest Italian filmmaker to have won the Nastro d'argento for best producer, with ''I Can Quit Whenever I Want''.
Life and career
Born in Rome in 1982, Matteo Rovere sta ...
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It is loosely based on the true story of
rally driver
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Carlo Capone
Carlo Capone (born 12 April 1957), is a former Italian rally driver. He claimed the European Rally Championship in 1984 with a Lancia 037 in front of the late Henri Toivonen in a Porsche 911. His life inspired the character of Loris De Martino, p ...
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Plot
The passion for engines has always flowed in Giulia De Martino's veins. She comes from a family that has been producing motor racing champions for generations. She too is a driver, an exceptional talent who, at the age of seventeen, took part in the GT Championship, under the guidance of her father Mario.
But one day everything changes and Giulia finds herself having to face the track and life alone.
Complicating the situation is the unexpected return of her brother Loris, a former driver by now totally unreliable, but with an extraordinary sixth sense for driving. They will be forced to work together, in a succession of adrenaline and emotions that will make them discover how difficult and important it is to try to be a family.
Cast
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Stefano Accorsi
Stefano Lelio Beniamino Accorsi (; born 2 March 1971) is an Italian actor.
Early life and background
Accorsi was born in Bologna. He graduated from Bologna's Theatrical School in 1993, and acted in the theatre for several years before moving to ...
as Loris De Martino
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Matilda De Angelis as Giulia De Martino
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Paolo Graziosi
Paolo Graziosi (25 January 1940 – 1 February 2022) was an Italian stage and film actor.
Biography
Born in Rimini, Graziosi was rejected for the admission exams at the Academy of Dramatic Arts Silvio D'Amico in 1961. He then enrolled at the C ...
as Tonino
*Roberta Mattei as Annarella
*Lorenzo Gioielli as Ettore Minotti
*Giulio Pugnaghi as Nico De Martino
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (; born 25 August 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes.
Born and raised in Bologna, Antonelli is the son of sportscar racing driver Marco Antonelli. Afte ...
as Matteo
Reception
''Italian Race'' grossed $2,412,312 at the box office.
See also
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List of Italian films of 2016
This is a list of Italian films first released in 2016 (see 2016 in film).
External links
Italian films of 2016at the Internet Movie Database
2016
Films
Italian
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References
External links
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2016 films
Italian auto racing films
2010s sports drama films
Italian sports drama films
Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Films shot in Matera
Films directed by Matteo Rovere
2016 drama films
2010s Italian films
Fandango (Italian company) films
Rai Cinema films
2010s Italian-language films
Italian-language sports drama films
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