''Looking for Angelina'' is a

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film based on the murder case involving

Angelina Napolitano Angelina Napolitano (1882–1932) was an Immigration to Canada, immigrant to Canada who murdered her intimate partner violence, abusive husband in 1911, igniting a public debate about domestic violence and the Capital punishment, death penalty.Plat ...

. Napolitano allegedly murdered her husband with an axe and was sentenced to be executed. In 2003,

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director Sergio Navarretta began researching Angelina's life for a documentary, but expanded the project into a

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"once we realized how dramatic the facts were."''Navarretta the mastermind behind Angelina'' by Ravi Amarnath
The Gazette, University of Western Ontario, September 26, 2006
accessed June 2008 The film, ''Looking for Angelina'', was shot in two weeks in 2004 in Sault Ste. Marie, on a shoestring budget of $250,000.''I just killed a pig'' by David Helwig
SooToday.com, May 06, 2004
Online version accessed June 2008 The writers, Alessandra Piccione and Frank Canino, took inspiration from Canino's play "The Angelina Project".Platinum Image Film press release ''New Film About Italian Immigrant'', March 13, 2006. Accessed June 2008 vi
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, accessed June 2008 Lina Giornofelice starred as Angelina, with Alvaro D’Antonio playing Pietro. For authenticity, large parts of the film are in period-correct Italian with English subtitles. The film was released on February 11, 2005, directed by Sergio Navarretta. The film was released in both

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and

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. The film was also released in Argentina on February 19,

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under the title ''Buscando a Angelina''. It was shown at the

Montreal World Film Festival The Montreal World Film Festival (WFF; french: le Festival des Films du Monde) was one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF (although the Toronto Internat ...

, Cinéfest in Sudbury, Quitus Italian Film Festival in Montreal, Shadows of the Mind Festival in Sault Ste Marie, the

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, Cimameriche Film Festival in

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and the

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. "In general," said director Navaretta, "audiences have responded to the film on an emotional level, empathizing with the journey of he characters" "Looking For Angelina" won three awards: A Special Recognition at the Cimameriche Film Festival and Best Feature (Drama) and Quitus Award of Distinction at the Quitus Film Festival in Montreal.

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* 2005 films 2005 drama films Canadian drama films English-language Canadian films 2000s Italian-language films Films about domestic violence Films shot in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Films directed by Sergio Navarretta 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub