Filming has begun in Rome on The Champion [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the new film produced by Groenlandia (I Can Quit Whenever I Want [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Husband & Wife [+lire aussi :
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Carpenzano (who starred in Friends by Chance [+lire aussi :
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interview : Damiano et Fabio D’Innocenzo
fiche film], out in Italian cinemas this Thursday) plays Christian Ferro, "the champion," a young and talented goal scorer, unruly, rich and spoiled: a true football rock star, full of genius and unruliness and a new idol, watched closely by an entire city and every member of the series A football league. Accorsi (winner of a David di Donatello award for Best Actor in 2017 for Italian Race [+lire aussi :
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interview : Matteo Rovere
fiche film], and recently seen in Made in Italy [+lire aussi :
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The Champion's screenplay was written by the director along with Giulia Steigerwalt (Babylon Sisters [+lire aussi :
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interview : Fabio Mollo
fiche film]). Filming will last seven weeks and will take place in Rome.