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We Believed

Noi credevamo

Release: 2010-11-12 ·Runtime: 170m ·★ 6.6
History Drama Adventure

1828. In the wake of the repression of revolutionary uprisings in the monarchist South, three young friends join Giuseppe Mazzini's patriotic cause, seeking to finally unify Italy under a republican government. Their idealism will clash with the inevitable disillusionment as they grow apart over the following fifty years.

Production Countries

Italy France

Production Companies

Palomar
Les Films d'Ici
RAI
Feltrinelli Real Cinema
RAI Cinema
ARTE France Cinéma
MiC
Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Apulia Film Commission
Regione Puglia
Regione Piemonte
La Città di Torino

Cast

Guido Caprino Guido Caprino as Felice Orsini Toni Servillo Toni Servillo as Giuseppe Mazzini Luca Barbareschi Luca Barbareschi as Antonio Gallenga Roberto Accornero Roberto Accornero as Luigi Melegari Antonio Pennarella Antonio Pennarella as Prison warden Romuald Kłos Romuald Kłos as Stanisław Worcell Paolo Civati Paolo Civati as Garibaldino Luigi Lo Cascio Luigi Lo Cascio as Domenico Lopresti Totò Onnis Totò Onnis as Francesco Romano Marco Mario De Notaris Marco Mario De Notaris as Michele Pironti Giovanni Calcagno Giovanni Calcagno as Actor from the Vicaria Renato Marotta Renato Marotta as Arduino Enzo Salomone Enzo Salomone as Marquis Pica Francesco Di Leva Francesco Di Leva as Prison guard Lola Peploe Lola Peploe as Orsini's lover Andrea Bosca Andrea Bosca as Angelo Cammarota (giovane) Edoardo Natoli Edoardo Natoli as Domenico Lopresti (giovane) Renato Carpentieri Renato Carpentieri as Carlo Poerio Peppino Mazzotta Peppino Mazzotta as Don Carmine Lopresti Edoardo Winspeare Edoardo Winspeare as Nicola Nisco Stefano Cassetti Stefano Cassetti as Carlo Rudio Ivan Franěk Ivan Franěk as Simon Bernard Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw as Emilie Ashurst Roberto De Francesco Roberto De Francesco as Ludovico Salvatore Ragusa Salvatore Ragusa as Actor from the Vicaria Franco Ravera Franco Ravera as Antonio Gomez Claudio Spadaro Claudio Spadaro as Bourbon agent Pino Calabrese Pino Calabrese as Marshall Del Carretto Giovanni Ludeno Giovanni Ludeno as Gaetano Errichello Jurij Ferrini Jurij Ferrini as Piedmontese commander Beppe Chierici Beppe Chierici as Monsieur Hebert, a policeman Ivan Alovisio Ivan Alovisio as Young Antonio Gallenga ('Procida') Paolo Mazzarelli Paolo Mazzarelli as Committee member Bruno Cariello Bruno Cariello as Don Carlo Nuccio Siano Nuccio Siano as Prisoner Michele Riondino Michele Riondino as Saverio Tambasco Giancarlo Judica Cordiglia Giancarlo Judica Cordiglia as Aristocratico Luigi Pisani Luigi Pisani as Salvatore Tambasco Alfonso Santagata Alfonso Santagata as Saverio 'O' trappetaro' Tabasco Beppe Rosso Beppe Rosso as Customs officer Pietro Manigrasso Pietro Manigrasso as Prisoner (uncredited) Anna Bonaiuto Anna Bonaiuto as Cristina di Belgiojoso (anziana) Vito Facciolla Vito Facciolla as Zaccaria Gallo Michelangelo Dalisi Michelangelo Dalisi as Felice Barone Valerio Binasco Valerio Binasco as Angelo Cammarota Luca Zingaretti Luca Zingaretti as Francesco Crispi Carlo Guitto Carlo Guitto as Prison guard Salvatore Cantalupo Salvatore Cantalupo as Pasquale Vuoso Pierre Lucat Pierre Lucat as Reader of the verdict Vincenzo Pirrotta Vincenzo Pirrotta as Actor from the Vicaria Francesca Inaudi Francesca Inaudi as Cristina di Belgiojoso Andrea Renzi Andrea Renzi as Sigismondo di Castromediano Giovanni Capalbo Giovanni Capalbo as Chief of guards