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Nineteen

Nineteen

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Nineteen

"Lost between cities, books, and himself."

2025

1h 49m

6.0(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

Leonardo, a 19-year-old student, leaves his hometown of Palermo to study economics in London. He soon grows restless and enrolls at the University of Siena to study literature before dropping out of school to study classics on his own. The following year, he travels to Turin where he meets a man who will help him on his journey of self-discovery.

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MiC

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Manfredi Marini

Manfredi Marini

Leonardo Gravina

Vittoria Planeta

Vittoria Planeta

Arianna Gravina

Dana Giuliano

Dana Giuliano

Grazia

Zackari Delmas

Zackari Delmas

Cugino di Leonardo

Luca Lazzareschi

Luca Lazzareschi

Professore di Letteratura

Sergio Benvenuto

Sergio Benvenuto

Conoscente della nonna di Leonardo

Maria Pia Ferlazzo

Mamma di Leonardo e Arianna

Samuel Wilberding

Amico di Londra

Defne Yilmaz

Ceydou

Nicolas L'helgoualch

Dj Discoteca Londra

Creative team

Directed by: Giovanni Tortorici
Written by: Giovanni Tortorici
Produced by: Luca Guadagnino
Raffaella Leone

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