

No-budget satire on the bleak state of Italian film industry & distribution circa late-'80s-to-early-'90s. Mercurio, a down-to-earth, perennially underseen independent filmmaker, tries to get a distribution company to release his latest movie.

Piero Natoli
Mercurio
Lead
Joanna Chatton
Josephin

Carlotta Natoli
Carlotta

Vera Gemma
Paola

Valerio Mastandrea
Valerio

Neri Marcorè
Marco

Claudia Poggiani
Claudia

Mario De Candia
Antonio
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Piero Natoli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Ladri di cinema is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”