La Sorpresa - L'eccezionale storia di Padre Marella (2021)

Plot Summary

Filippo, a restless teenager of today, is tasked with a school project about his family history. Through stories told by his mother, Lucia, he makes a surprising discovery: Ivo, his maternal grandfather, whom he never knew, was an orphan, just like him. He was raised by Father Marella, a truly extraordinary figure: a philosopher, a beggar, an eccentric teacher, and a savior of Jews, but, above all, a father to countless abandoned children. For Filippo, this begins an adventurous and dramatic journey into the Bologna of the 1940s and 1950s, a journey of discovery, leading him to learn about Father Marella, his grandfather Ivo, and, ultimately, himself.

Full Cast & Characters

Stefano Abbati

Padre Marella

Marco Francisconi

Ivo (Ragazzino)

Alex Bagnari

Ivo (Adulto)

Maddalena Ciocca

Anna (Ragazzina)

Giulia Sangiorgi

Anna (Adulta)

Francesco Severi

Filippo

Carlotta Miti

Lucia

Lucia Mingozzi

Caterina

Caterina Tenisci

Giorgia

Bob Messini

Paolo

Pietro Gherardi

Luca

Jonathan Thomasoo

Hasan

Director & Crew

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