''I'm Not a Killer'' (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: ''Non sono un assassino'') is a 2019 Italian

neo-noir Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term ...

legal thriller The legal thriller genre is a type of crime fiction genre that focuses on the proceedings of the Criminal investigation, investigation, with particular reference to the impacts on courtroom proceedings and the lives of characters. The genre came ...

film co-written and directed by Andrea Zaccariello. It is loosely based on the best-selling novel ''Non sono un assassino'' by Francesco Caringella. It was shot in

Apulia Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...

, between

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

Monopoli Monopoli (; ) is a town and comune, municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,246 (2014), ...

and

Accadia Accadia ( Irpino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy. Until the mid-20th century it was just within the eastern frontier of the region of Campania in the province of Avellino. The town oc ...

. For his performance in the film, Edoardo Pesce was nominated for a

Nastro d'Argento The (plural: ''Nastri d'Argento''; English: Silver Ribbon) is an Italian film award, held since 1946 by the ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani'' (Italian National Union of Film Journalists). Awards are given annually in ...

as best supporting actor.

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Cast

Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Early life Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Scuola ...

as Francesco Prencipe *

Alessio Boni Alessio Boni (born 4 July 1966) is an Italian actor. Life Boni was born in Sarnico in 1966. He studied theatre at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica. The second of three children, Marco is the eldest and Andrea is the youngest brother ...

as Giovanni * Edoardo Pesce as Giorgio *

Claudia Gerini Claudia Gerini (; born 18 December 1971) is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Gerini was born in the city of Rome in Italy in 1971. When she was 13 she won the 1985 Miss Teenager beauty contest. Her acting debut came a year later i ...

as Paola Maralfa *

Barbara Ronchi Barbara Ronchi (born 22 June 1982) is an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Rome, the daughter of a lithographer and a housewife, Ronchi graduated in historical and archaeological sciences and studied acting at ...

as Vittoria *

Sarah Felberbaum Sarah Felberbaum (born 28 November 1980) is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in London to a British mother and an American father of German-Jewish descent, Felberbaum moved to Italy with her family when she was a year old. At 15 she st ...

as Beatrice * Caterina Shulha as Katherine *

Silvia D'Amico Silvia D'Amico (born 4 May 1986) is an Italian television, stage and film actress. Life and career Born in Rome, in 2009 D'Amico graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and started her career on stage. After ...

as Alice *Vincenzo De Michele as Michele Monno *Elisa Visari as Marta

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