''The Fugitive'' ( it, Il fuggiasco) is a 2003

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crime-drama film written and directed by Andrea Manni. It is based on a 1995

autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fictive elements. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. Bec ...

Massimo Carlotto Massimo Carlotto (born 22 July 1956) is an Italian writer and playwright. Biography The "Carlotto case" Carlotto was at the center of one of the most controversial legal cases in Italian contemporary history. In 1976, a 25-year-old student ...

, about his period in hiding in France and Mexico following a miscarriage of justice. For this film Andrea Manni was nominated for David di Donatello for Best New Director.

Cast

* Daniele Liotti as

Joaquim de Almeida Joaquim António Portugal Baptista de Almeida (born 15 March 1957) is a Portuguese actor. Almeida began his acting career in theatre during the 1980s, he started his film career appearing on the 1982 action film '' The Soldier'', and later ach ...

as Lolo * Claudia Coli as Alessandra *

Alessandro Benvenuti Alessandro Benvenuti (born 31 January 1950) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was co-founder, together with Francesco Nuti and Athina Cenci, of the comedy ensemble "GianCattivi" with whom he achieved his first successes o ...

as Lawyer Vignoni *

Francesca De Sapio Francesca De Sapio (16 August 1945) is an Italian actress and acting coach, best-known as the young Carmela Corleone in ''The Godfather Part II'' (1974). The daughter of an architect, she was born in Rome. After her father's work took him to t ...

as Massimo's Mother *

Roberto Citran Roberto Citran (born 26 January 1955) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Padua, Citran graduated in psychology and founded the university film club "CINEMAUNO" in his hometown. After some sporadic stage works he founded a small theate ...

as Massimo's Father *

Marco Giallini Marco Giallini (born 4 April 1963) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Giallini is the son of a housewife and a furnace labourer. After attending the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico, he began acting on stag ...

as Beniamino Rossini * Fiorenza Tessari as Vignoni's Wife *

Gabrielle Lazure Gabrielle Lazure (born 28 April 1957) is an American-Canadian actress. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1981. Selected filmography References External links * 1957 births Living people Actresses from Philadelphia C ...

as Vicky *

Luisa Ranieri Luisa Ranieri (born 16 December 1973) is an Italian actress. She has been seen in a number of miniseries on RAI and has appeared in numerous films, including 2004's ''Eros'' and 2021's ''The Hand of God''. ''Callas e Onassis'' Ranieri is bes ...

as Maria

References

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