Marta Balaga Maura Delpero’s second feature “Vermiglio, the Mountain Bride” – which is being presented at the Venice Production Bridge, the industry program of the Venice Film Festival, this week – has tapped Giuseppe De Domenico as its lead.
The Italian actor, known for “Zero Zero Zero” and Prime Video’s “Bang Bang Baby,” will play Pietro, a young soldier who in 1944 arrives in a small mountain village in Trentino, northern Italy.
As declared by the film’s tagline, change is around the corner: “Last year of World War II. In the Italian Alps, a single rifle shot ends a young woman’s innocence.” “Maura saw many young actors and some of them were very good, but Giuseppe was able to stand out thanks to his subtle acting style.
He understood what it meant to come back from a war,” says Francesca Andreoli, who produces for Italy’s Cinedora. “He is so dedicated and passionate, and had a great chemistry with Martina Scrinzi, who plays the female lead.” Tommaso Ragno, Carlotta Gamba, Roberta Rovelli, Orietta Notari and Sara Serraiocco round out the cast.
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