Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!
Cast
Claudio Bisio
Cecco
Alessandro Gassmann
Marietto/Bilal
Angela Finocchiaro
Suor Marta
Nabiha Akkari
Aida
Giovanni Cacioppo
Aldo
Laura Adriani
Maddalena
Mehdi Meskar
Alì
Paola Casella
Addolorata
Massimo De Lorenzo
Don Mario
Nunzia Schiano
Madre di Bilal
Giovanni Esposito
Segretario Vescovo
Roberto Herlitzka
Vescovo
Mounir Echchaoui
Amed
Imad Nazih
Mounir
Giuseppe Fiale
Lupo
Nicolò Adelmann
Cicillo
Renato Tartaglia
Tartaglia
Grazia Daddario
Gilda
Guglielmo Favilla
segreteria telefonica del Papa (voice)
Crew
Luca Miniero
Director, Screenplay, Story
Sandro Petraglia
Screenplay
Astutillo Smeriglia
Screenplay, Story
Francesca Calvelli
Editor
Luigi Mearelli
Co-Editor
Alfredo Alvigini
Assistant Editor
Giorgio Cristiano
Assistant Editor
Daniele Ciprì
Director of Photography
Chantal Toesca
First Assistant Director
Vincenzo Mineo
Second Assistant Director
Ilaria Schipa
Second Assistant Director
Camilla Bramini
Production Coordinator
Tea Cappiello
Production Coordinator
Luigi Napoleone
Executive Producer
Massimo Di Rocco
Executive Producer
Riccardo Tozzi
Producer
Giovanni Stabilini
Producer
Marco Chimenz
Producer
Francesco Frigeri
Production Design
Matteo Carlesimo
Camera Operator
Stefano Fenocchi
Assistant Camera
Mauro Calanca
Assistant Camera
Germana Pierucci
Post Production Supervisor
Claudia Marotti
Casting
Francesca Sartori
Costume Design
Ferdinando Merolla
Hair Department Head
Flavio Ligorio
Hairstylist
Raffaella Ragazzi
Makeup Department Head
Alessia Iacino
Makeup Artist
Lilio Rosato
Sound Editor
Gianni Pallotto
Sound Mixer
Cristiano Ciccone
Sound Mixer
Maurizio Argentieri
Sound
Vincenzo Nardi
Boom Operator
Luciano Anzellotti
Foley Artist
Massimo Anzellotti
Foley Artist
Dario Pasquale
Foley Artist
Attilio Gizzi
Foley Artist
Luca Anzellotti
Foley Artist
Jacopo Anzellotti
Foley Artist
Stefania Anzellotti
Foley Artist
Stefano Marinoni
VFX Supervisor
Paola Trisoglio
Visual Effects Producer
Pasquale Catalano
Original Music Composer
Patrizia Alfonsi
Set Decoration
Gina Neri
Script Supervisor
Pierluigi Del Carmine
Location Manager
Riccardo Passanisi
Property Master
Bianca Pezzati
Assistant Production Design
Massimo Lazzara
Key Grip
Matteo Attolini
Gaffer
Giuseppe Pugliese
Production Manager
Arianna De Chiara
Delegated Producer
Francesca Longardi
Delegated Producer
Alice Marchitelli
Unit Manager
Lorenzo Battisti
Unit Manager
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