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Amore disperato - In Dire Straits

A young couple from Southern Italy wants to make it into the music business…but to do so, they have to deal with the difficult situation in their homeland.

  • Paolo Sassanelli
    Director
    Millelire, Un voto all'italiana
  • Roberto Moliterni
    Writer
    Millelire, Un voto all'italiana
  • Claudio Maccari
    Writer
  • Angelo Calculli
    Producer
    Millelire, Un voto all'italiana, Olivia
  • Tyche Productions
    Producer
    Un voto all'italiana, Olivia
  • Fabrizia Sacchi
    Key Cast
  • Bianca Nappi
    Key Cast
  • Simona Mazzeo
    Key Cast
  • Francesco Vesprini
    Key Cast
  • Terenzio del Gaudio
    Key Cast
  • Dario Di Mella
    Cinematography
  • Jacopo Quadri
    Film Editing
  • Marianna Coretti
    Production Design
  • Rosa Lorusso
    Costume Design
  • Umberto Sangiovanni
    Music
  • Angelo Cannarile
    Sound
  • Area Scuola II - Matera
    Makeup Department
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Amore Disperato
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Thriller
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Paolo Sassanelli

Paolo Sassanelli (born 29 October 1958) is an Italian stage, film and television actor.
Born in Bari, Sassanelli made his stage debut in his hometown in the second half of the 1980s. He then moved to Rome and had his breakout in the early 1990s with the role of Gabriele Serra in the TV-series Classe di ferro. In 2014, Sassanelli won the Nastro d'Argento for best supporting actor for his performance in the crime-comedy film Song'e Napule. His short film debut "Uerra" (War) won as Best Fiction the In The Palace International Short Film Festival, in 2010.

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