Cinema: Nora Stassi wins the Golden Globe as a Young Promise
The Cagliari actress is the protagonist of Mario Piredda's “L'agnello”
The jury of the association of the foreign press in Italy awarded Nora Stassi with the Golden Globe as Young Promise. The twenty-three year old actress from Cagliari is the intense protagonist of Mario Piredda's film “L'agnello”, which was also in the three nominations for best first film.
In Piredda's feature film debut, Nora Stassi plays Anita, a 17-year-old rebellious and courageous, motherless, who sets out in search of an uncle for a bone marrow transplant that can save the life of her father with leukemia. The uncle hasn't spoken to his father for years after a fierce fight, but Anita is stubborn and tries to mend the relationship.
The cast also includes Luciano Curreli, Piero Marcialis and Michele "Dr. Drer" Atzori (Michele Atzori).
Produced by Articolture with Rai Cinema, the film participated in the Istanbul International Film Festival and the Moscow International Film Festival, and received important awards: the Suso Cecchi D'Amico 2020 Award, the Audience Award, the Youth Jury Award and the Best Film Award at the Annecy Cinéma Italien 2020 Festival. The same Nora Stassi received the Special Mention for her performance in Alice nella città - autonomous and parallel section of the Rome Film Festival 2020 and the Special Mention for Best Actress at the Catania Film Festival 2020.
The other Golden Globes went to Daniele Luchetti for Best Direction for the film "Lacci", for Best Film to "Le sorelle Macaluso", directed by Emma Dante, who also triumphs in the Best Actress category with the ex aequo win. of the protagonists Donatella Finocchiaro and Simona Malato. Kim Rossi Stuart won the title of Best Actor, for his touching performance in "What Will Be". In the documentary category Globo d'Oro to “Veleno” by Hugo Berkeley.
