''Alaska'' is a 2015

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

written and directed by

Claudio Cupellini Claudio Cupellini (born 18 February 1973) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography In 1999, Cupellini realized his first short-movie ''Le diable au vélo'' and then took part to two anthology films: ''Sei pezzi facili'' and ''4 ...

and starring

Elio Germano Elio Germano (born 25 September 1980) is an Italian actor. He is the recipient of many accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and a Silver Bear for Best Actor. Life and career Born in Rome to a Molisan family from Duro ...

and

Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (born 26 May 1986) is a French-Spanish actress and model. She is best known for playing Suzanne in '' The Sea Wall'', the mermaid Syrena in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' and Sofi in ''I Origins''. She ...

. It entered the competition at the

Rome Film Festival International Rome Film Fest is a film festival that takes place in Rome during the month of October. The name in Italian is Festa del Cinema di Roma. Sections The Rome Film Festival official program is divided into several sections: Cinema d'Og ...

Plot

Alaska is the name of a disco that the young Fausto opens, after a violent life, just released from prison. He is in love with Nadine, a French girl who had a successful period in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

as a model. However, now she is broke because Fausto used her savings to invest in Alaska behind her back. Fausto opened the disco with Sandro, a man he met through Nadine, and business is good, but Nadine sees her relationship with Fausto destroyed because he took her savings, so she betrays him by sleeping with her boss. Fausto is outraged when he finds out and claims he wants nothing to do with Nadine. Later on, Fausto is dating Francesca, a woman who comes from a wealthy family. Through her father, Fausto has the opportunity to run an elegant hotel. Sandro felt betrayed by Fausto and he loses all his money from betting, and in despair, kills himself. Fausto then tries to mend his relationship with Nadine, though he plans to marry Francesca and run the hotel chain. Nadine goes away angry, and one day, during a quarrel with her new employer, she kills him, ending up in prison. Fausto apparently ditches Francesca entirely and goes to visit Nadine every week, waiting for the end of her sentence.

Cast

as Fausto *

as Nadine *

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 Sandro *

Elena Radonicich Elena Radonicich (born February 5, 1985 in Moncalieri, Piedmont) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Born in Moncalieri to an Italian father of Slavic-German origins and an Italian mother, she graduated in 2009 at the Centro Sperimen ...

as Francesca * Paolo Pierobon as Marco * Antoine Oppenheim as Nicolas *

Pino Colizzi Giuseppe "Pino" Colizzi (born 12 November 1937) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Rome, Colizzi started his career on stage and in 1960 he got his first major role, playing the title role in a badly received television ad ...

as Alfredo Wiel *

Marco D'Amore Marco D'Amore (; born 12 June 1981) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter, best known for his role as Ciro Di Marzio in the television series '' Gomorrah'' and the film '' The Immortal'' (2019). Biography In 2000, D'Amore was ca ...

as Toni *

Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Career Versatile and determined to not ...

as Benoit * Anastasia Vinogradova as Eva

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