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Il Ritorno

In the eternal and ongoing war between Good and Evil, a handful of people of faith belonging to the Order of St. Andrew, gives its life in service to the New Coming.
Ten cardinals, under the guidance of the First-Called, have to protect the return of the Saviour from Devil’s wiles, aided by a sword blessed by the waters of the Jordan River.
Their devotion and spirit of sacrifice are unshakable, but Lucifer’s force has no boundaries and soon each one of them will have to face his own destiny.
It’s a story that repeats itself for thousands years and unites its protagonists up to the present day.

  • Ugo Moriano
    Director
  • Ugo Moriano
    Writer
  • Digilibris
    Producer
  • Pier Andrea Siffredi
    Key Cast
    "Cardinal Simone 1042"
  • Gianni Languasco
    Key Cast
    "Ugo da Diano"
  • Alessandro Barlucchi
    Key Cast
    "Eliano"
  • Jari Alassio
    Key Cast
    "Devil"
  • Lino Rocca
    Key Cast
    "Don Andrea"
  • Lucia Tedesco
    Key Cast
    "Nun"
  • Jacopo Montemezzi
    Key Cast
    "Giulio"
  • Benedetta Calcagno
    Key Cast
    "Marta"
  • Michelangelo Maggioli
    Key Cast
    "Giovanni"
  • Alice Galimberti
    Key Cast
    "Paola"
  • Riccardo Beccaria
    Key Cast
    "Cardinal Simone 1007"
  • Mirko Verdecchia
    DOP
  • Nadia Cassago
    Editing & VFX
  • Andrea Dentico
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Il Ritorno
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Fiction, Historical, TV movie
  • Runtime:
    55 minutes
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Vesuvius International Film Fest
    Napoli
    Italy
    Finalist Best Feature
  • Luleå International Film Festival
    Norrbotten
    Sweden
    Official selection
  • Boden International Film Festival
    Norrbotten
    Sweden
    Official selection
  • Stockholm City Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    Official selection
  • Cine Paris Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Official selection
  • Golden Giraffe International Film Festival
    Nice
    France
    Official selection
  • Your Way International Film Festival
    Valletta
    Malta
    Official selection
  • Monza Film Fest
    Monza
    Italy
    Special Mention
  • Red Fox International Film Festival
    Tbilisi
    Georgia
    Official selection
  • Kalakari film fest
    DEWAS
    India
    Official selection
  • Portuguese Lemur International Film Festival
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    Official selection
  • Reale Film Festival - BiMonthly Awards
    Milano
    Italy
    Best Italian Film
  • Winter Leopard International Film Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    Official Selection
  • Fellini Film Festival

    Italy
    Official Selection
  • European International Film Awards
    Kosice
    Slovakia
    Official Selection
  • The Gladiator Film Festival

    Turkey
    Best Feature
Director Biography - Ugo Moriano

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Ugo Moriano, nato a Imperia nel 1959, è uno scrittore italiano che vive con la propria famiglia a Diano Marina in provincia di Imperia.
L’amore per la lettura e l’interesse per la storia lo accompagnano fin dalla più giovane età.
Esordisce nel mondo della carta stampata con il romanzo giallo: “Il ricordo ti può uccidere” (2008) a cui fanno seguito “L’Alpino disperso” (2009), “A Sanremo si gioca sporco” (2010), “L’Inganno del tempo” (2014) 1° classificato al Premio Internazionale Montefiore e molti altri.
Nel frattempo inizia ad appassionarsi anche al genere fantasy e storico e, tra gli altri, nel 2011 pubblica “Arnisan il longobardo”, nel 2012 “L’ultimo sogno longobardo” vincitore del 61° premio Selezione Bancarella 2013 e nel 2013 “Il diamante di Kindanost” terzo classificato al Premio Internazionale di Cattolica.
Le sue ultime uscite sono: “Il Re della gloria” (2021) ed “Escursione Fatale” (2022).
"Il Ritorno - I Protettori dell'Avvento" (2023), è un lungometraggio di genere fantastico e storico tratto dall'omonimo romanzo di Ugo Moriano, vincitore del Premio Milano International (2022), che lo vede per la prima volta in veste di regista e sceneggiatore.

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Ugo Moriano, born in Imperia in 1959, is an Italian writer who lives with his family in Diano Marina (Imperia, Liguria).
He was driven from a very early age by a boundless passion for literature and history.
He started his activity writing crime novels as “Il ricordo ti può uccidere” (2008), “L’Alpino disperso” (2009), “A Sanremo si gioca sporco” (2010), “L’Inganno del tempo” (2014) winner of Premio Internazionale Montefiore and others.
In the meantime, he became involved in fantasy and historical fiction and, inter alia, in 2011 he published “Arnisan il longobardo”, in 2012 “L’ultimo sogno longobardo” winner of the award Selezione Bancarella 2013 and in 2013 “Il diamante di Kindanost” third classified at Premio Internazionale di Cattolica.
His lastest releases are: “Il Re della gloria” (2021) and “Escursione Fatale” (2022).
"Il Ritorno - I Protettori dell'Avvento" (2023), based on the novel by Ugo Moriano winner of Premio Milano International (2022), is a fantasy and historical feature film where Moriano himself is both director and screenwriter for the first time.