''Discovery at Dawn'' ( it, La scoperta dell'alba) is a 2012 Italian

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 ...

co-written and directed by

Susanna Nicchiarelli Susanna Nicchiarelli (; born 6 May 1975) is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter. Biography Nicchiarelli graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University in Rome and gained a PhD in Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and a Di ...

. It is loosely based on the novel ''La scoperta dell'alba'' by

Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (; born 3 July 1955) is an Italian writer, film director, journalist, and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He serve ...

. The film premiered at the 2012

Rome International 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

Thirty years after the disappearance of her father, a woman discovers she can make phone calls to her past self.

Cast

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...

as Caterina Astengo *

as Barbara Astengo *

Sergio Rubini Sergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature ...

as Lorenzo *

Lino Guanciale Lino Guanciale (born 21 May 1979) is an Italian actor. Early life Born in Abruzzo, his father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher; he has a brother whose name is Giorgio. He graduated from Liceo Scientifico, and then he attended the Fac ...

as Marco Tessandori *

Renato Carpentieri Renato Carpentieri (born 2 April 1943) is an Italian actor, stage director and playwright. Life and career Born in Savignano Irpino, Avellino, Carpentieri studied architecture in Naples, where from 1965 to 1974 he was engaged in the organizatio ...

as Giovanni Tonini *

Lina Sastri Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her ...

as Marianna Dall'Acqua

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* 2012 drama films 2012 films Italian drama films Films based on Italian novels Films directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-drama-film-stub

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