Roschdy Zem Set for Psychodrama ‘Elisa — I Wanted to Kill Her’ Directed by Leonardo Di Costanzo (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNick Vivarelli International Correspondent French-Moroccan multi-hyphenate Roschdy Zem (“Days of Glory,” “The Innocent”) and Italy’s Barbara Ronchi (“Kidnapped”) are set to star in psychological drama “Elisa — Io la volevo uccidere” by Italian director Leonardo Di Costanzo (“The Inner Cage,” “The Intruder”).
Zem, who is one of France’s most bankable actors, will play a compassionate criminologist named Alaoui, whose life intersects with a young woman named Elisa, played by Ronchi.
Elisa comes from a middle class family and has been in prison for 10 years for brutally killing her sister. Rounding off the cast is Diego Ribon (“Doc”), who plays Elisa’s father.
Shooting is set to start March 1 on “Elisa — Io la volevo uccidere,” which is the film’s Italian working title and translates as “Elisa — I Wanted to Kill Her.” Carlo Cresto-Dina and Manuela Melissano are producing “Elisa” for Tempesta Film with backing from Italy’s RAI Cinema.
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