''On My Skin'' ( it, Sulla mia pelle) is an Italian

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directed by

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, starring Alessandro Borghi. The film is based on the real story of the last days of Stefano Cucchi, a 31-year-old

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who died in 2009 during preventive custody, victim of

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Plot

On the evening of 15 October 2009, Stefano Cucchi, a young

, is brought to

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after being found in possession of some packs of hashish, 2 grams of cocaine and a pill of a medicine for epilepsy. During precautionary custody, Cucchi is beaten up by police officers, despite he continues to deny that he has been treated so cruelly. Despite Stefano's requests to choose his own lawyer, he is assigned a public defender, and the judge establishes that Stefano must remain in custody in

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. Despite several efforts, Stefano's parents, Giovanni and Rita, and sister Ilaria are never allowed to visit him. On 22 October, Stefano dies due to his many injuries. This brings his family, led by his sister Ilaria, to start a battle for the truth and to try to find the people responsible for Stefano's death, once they realized, looking at his corpse in the morgue, that he has been savagely beaten.

Cast

* Alessandro Borghi as Stefano Cucchi. In English American dubbing voices Todd Haberkorn. *

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as Ilaria Cucchi, Stefano's sister * Max Tortora as Giovanni Cucchi, Stefano's father * Milvia Marigliano as Rita Calore Cucchi, Stefano's mother

Film epilogue

The film epilogue reads: "Stefano Cucchi was the 148th person to die in prison in 2009. The total number of deaths that year was 172. Doctors and forensic experts have not yet found a scientific explanation they can agree on for Stefano Cucchi's death. In their son's apartment, Stefano Cucchi's parents found over a kilo of hashish and 130 grams of cocaine, which they reported to the police straightaway. In the first trial for Stefano Cucchi's death, all of the defendants were acquitted. After a further investigation by the public prosecutor, on July 10th 2017 the judge for preliminary hearings indicted three Carabinieri for involuntary manslaughter and two others for slander and forgery of public documents. After Stefano's death, Ilaria Cucchi, his parents Rita and Giovanni and lawyer Fabio Anselmo embarked on a fight for the truth. In 2017 they set up a non-profit organization in Stefano's name to defend citizens' human and civil rights.

Release

The film premiered on 29 August 2018 in the "Horizons" section of the

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, where it was the opening film. It was distributed simultaneously in Italian cinemas by Lucky Red and through the

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streaming service from 12 September 2018.

Awards

David di Donatello Awards The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ''David'', a symbolic statue of the Italian Renaissance, are film awards given out each year by the ''Accademia del Cinema Italiano'' (The Academy of Italian Cinema). There are 26 award cat ...
(2019)

* David di Donatello for Best Actor to Alessandro Borghi *

David di Donatello for Best Producer The David di Donatello Award for Best Producer (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior produttore'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding produc ...

to Cinemaundici and Lucky Red *

David di Donatello for Best New Director The David di Donatello Award for Best New Director (Italian: ''David di Donatello per il miglior regista esordiente'') is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the ou ...

to Alessio Cremonini * David Giovani Award * Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Film * Nomination for

David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress The David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actress ( it, David di Donatello per la migliore attrice non protagonista) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize the ...

* Nomination for

David di Donatello for Best Original Screenplay David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

to Alessio Cremonini and Lisa Nur Sultan * Nomination for David di Donatello for Best Makeup to Roberto Pastore * Nomination for

David di Donatello for Best Editing The David di Donatello for Best Editing ( it, David di Donatello per il miglior montatore) is a film award presented annually by the Accademia del Cinema Italiano (ACI, ''Academy of Italian Cinema'') to recognize outstanding efforts on the part of ...

to Chiara Vullo * Nomination for

David di Donatello for Best Score David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

to Mokadelic

Other awards

* Brian Award at the

References

External links

* * {{Official website, https://www.netflix.com/title/81001000, ''Sulla mia pelle'' on

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