La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella
Filippo, a young teenager, discovers that his maternal grandfather was raised by Father Marella.
Directed by Otello Cenci
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Filippo, a restless teenager of today, is tasked with a school project about his family history. Through stories told by his mother, Lucia, he makes a surprising discovery: Ivo, his maternal grandfather, whom he never knew, was an orphan, just like him. He was raised by Father Marella, a truly extraordinary figure: a philosopher, a beggar, an eccentric teacher, and a savior of Jews, but, above all, a father to countless abandoned children. For Filippo, this begins an adventurous and dramatic journey into the Bologna of the 1940s and 1950s, a journey of discovery, leading him to learn about Father Marella, his grandfather Ivo, and, ultimately, himself.
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Cast
Stefano Abbati
Padre Marella
Marco Francisconi
Ivo (Ragazzino)
Alex Bagnari
Ivo (Adulto)
Maddalena Ciocca
Anna (Ragazzina)
Giulia Sangiorgi
Anna (Adulta)
Francesco Severi
Filippo
Carlotta Miti
Lucia
Lucia Mingozzi
Caterina
Caterina Tenisci
Giorgia
Bob Messini
Paolo
Pietro Gherardi
Luca
Jonathan Thomasoo
Hasan
Laura Aguzzoni
Suor Lina
Maria Angela Bacchi Reggiani
Suor Caterina
Maria Mengozzi
Ragazza Madre