On My Skin (2018 film)

On My Skin
Directed by Alessio Cremonini
Produced by Andrea Occhipinti
Luigi Musini
Olivia Musini
Written by Alessio Cremonini
Lisa Nur Sultan
Starring Alessandro Borghi
Jasmine Trinca
Cinematography Matteo Cocco
Production
company
Cinemaundici[1]
Distributed by Lucky Red / Netflix
Release date
  • 29 August 2018 (2018-08-29) (Venice Film Festival)
  • 12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

On My Skin (Italian: Sulla mia pelle) is an Italian drama film directed by Alessio Cremonini, starring Alessandro Borghi. The film is based on the last days of Stefano Cucchi, a 31-year-old building surveyor who died in 2009 in unclear circumstances during preventive custody[2] .

Plot

Stefano Cucchi is a young building surveyor who, after being found in possession of some packs of hashish and 2 grams of cocaine, is brought to Regina Coeli prison in Rome. During precautionary custody, Cucchi, after losing a large amount of weight and being apparently beaten up, dies suddenly in unclear circumstances. This brings his family, led by his sister Ilaria, to start a battle for the truth and to try to find out the responsibles of Stefano's death.

Cast

Distribution

The film premiered on 29 August 2018 in the "Horizons" section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it was the opening film[3]. It will be distributed simultaneously in Italian cinemas by Lucky Red and through the Netflix streaming service from 12 September 2018[4][5].

References

  1. ↑ "ON MY SKIN". filmitalia.org. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "'On My Skin' Trailer: Venice Selection Tells The True Story Of The Controversial Arrest Of Stefano Cucchi". The Playlist. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  3. ↑ "Sulla mia pelle". labiennale.it (in Italian). 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  4. ↑ "Venezia 75, Sulla mia Pelle: il teaser del film d'apertura di Orizzonti". badtaste.it (in Italian). 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  5. ↑ "Italian Distributor Lucky Red Responds To Exhibitor Anger Over Netflix's Venice Plan". Deadline.com. 2018-08-01. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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