''This Is Not Paradise'' () is a 2000
Italian
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neo-noir
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film written and directed by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli and starring
Fabrizio Gifuni. It is loosely based on actual events happened in
Turin
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in 1996.
It was nominated for two
Silver Ribbon
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s, for best screenplay and best original story.
Plot
Renato and his best friend Walter live two unsatisfied lives. The two decide that the only way they can ever change for the better is by robbing a postal van and escape to Costa Rica. Their plan would be perfect were it not for an especially determined police commissioner called Lucidi. Lucidi retraces Renato and Walter's steps and reconstructs Renato's miserable life bit by bit.
Cast
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Fabrizio Gifuni as Renato Sapienza
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Valerio Binasco
Valerio Binasco (born 20 June 1964) is an Italian actor, stage director, and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Paderna, Binasco graduated at the drama school of the Stabile di Genova, where he made his professional debut in 1987. He won two ...
as Wallter Taranto
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Antonio Catania as Commissioner Lucidi
* Erika Bernardi as Claudia
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Riccardo Zinna as Inspector Esposito
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Ugo Conti as Enzo Pace
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Adriano Pappalardo
Adriano Pappalardo (born 25 March 1945) is an Italian singer, actor and television personality.
Biography
Born in Copertino, Lecce, Pappalardo started his career in 1971 with the song "Una donna". He obtained his first success in 1972 with t ...
as Michele Manzo
* Riccardo Montanaro as Donato Catena
*Franco Neri as Vito Vitale
See also
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List of Italian films of 2000
References
External links
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2000 crime drama films
2000 films
Italian crime drama films
Italian neo-noir films
Crime films based on actual events
2000s Italian films
2000s Italian-language films
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