''Moana'' is a 2009 Italian

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dramatic

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directed by Alfredo Peyretti. The miniseries premiered at the 2009 Roma Fiction Fest, and was broadcast in two parts on 1 and 2 December of the same year on

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. ''Moana'' recounts the life of iconic Italian pornographic actress

Moana Pozzi Anna Moana Rosa Pozzi (; 27 April 1961 – 15 September 1994), also known mononymously as Moana, was an Italian pornographic actress, television personality and politician. Early life Pozzi was born in Genoa, Italy, the daughter of Alfredo Po ...

. Actress Ilona Staller sued the production for unauthorized use of the character "Cicciolina", of which she owned the rights; the case was eventually dismissed by the court.

Cast

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* Fausto Paravidino as

Riccardo Schicchi Riccardo Schicchi (; Augusta, Sicily, 12 March 1953 – Rome, 9 December 2012) was an Italian pornographer. He graduated from art school with a specialization in photography, Schicchi began by being a photographer for a magazine named '' Epoca' ...

* Gaetano Amato as Pasquale * Michele Venitucci as Antonio Di Ciesco * Giorgia Würth as Cicciolina * Antonella Salvucci as Ramba * Elena Bouryka as Baby Pozzi

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* 2000s Italian-language films Films about pornography 2009 biographical drama films 2009 television films 2009 films Biographical films about entertainers Biographical films about actors Italian biographical drama films Cultural depictions of pornographic film actors Cultural depictions of Ilona Staller 2009 drama films {{Italy-tv-prog-stub