''The Mongrel'' ( it, Razza bastarda) is a 2012 Italian
thriller
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* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
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drama film. It marked the directorial debut of actor
Alessandro Gassmann
Alessandro Gassmann (born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director.
Early life
Gassmann was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel. He is of German, Jewish and French ...
, who also co-wrote the script and starred in the film.
For his performance Gassmann won the
Globo d'oro for best actor. The film was nominated for two
David di Donatello
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 ...
, for best new director and for best original song ("La vita possibile"), and also received three nominations at
Nastri d'Argento Awards, for best cinematography, best new director and best score.
Cast
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Alessandro Gassmann
Alessandro Gassmann (born 24 February 1965) is an Italian actor and film director.
Early life
Gassmann was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Italian actor Vittorio Gassman and French actress Juliette Mayniel. He is of German, Jewish and French ...
as Roman
* Giovanni Anzaldo as Nicu
* Manrico Gammarota as Geco
* Sergio Meogrossi as Talebano
* Matteo Taranto as Dragos
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Mădălina Diana Ghenea
Mădălina Diana Ghenea (; born 8 August 1987) is a Romanian actress and model. Ghenea started her career in modelling when she was 15 years old, and started presenting for Gattinoni in Milan, Italy.
Ghenea during her career has participated i ...
as Dorina
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Michele Placido as Avv. Silvestri
* Maiga Bailkissa as Lourdes
* Carolina Facchinetti as Chiara
* Nadia Rinaldi as Maddalena
See also
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List of Italian films of 2012
References
External links
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2012 thriller films
2012 films
2012 directorial debut films
Films about immigration
Italian thriller films
2012 drama films
2010s Italian films
Films scored by Pivio & Aldo De Scalzi
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