Filming has now wrapped in Rome on Il falsario, the new Netflix movie directed by Stefano Lodovichi (Aquadro [+lee también:
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Il falsario is scripted by Sandro Petraglia (the proud owner of five David di Donatello awards, not least for The Best of Youth [+lee también:
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We’re in Rome in the 1970s when Tony arrives in the capital with nothing but a talent for painting and a dream of becoming a great artist. But his thirst for life, the power of fate and perhaps history itself all lead to him achieving two extraordinary feats: he’s responsible for one of the biggest heists ever carried out in Italy (involving 35 billion lira in 1984) and for the most successful fake news story, communicated in the Red Brigades 7th press release, dated 18 April 1978, announcing the "suicide" of the leader of the Christian Democracy party, Aldo Moro. It was a move thought up by Steve Pieczenik, the American expert called in to help the then Home Secretary Francesco Cossiga resolve the Moro kidnapping, to set a trap for the Red Brigades. But who was Tony Chichiarelli? We only found out after his murder in 1984, when investigations revealed a life full of drug deals and fake art, blackmail and violence, the Red Brigades, the Banda della Magliana and the secret services.

Alongside Castellitto, the cast stars Giulia Michelini (Fasten Your Seatbelts [+lee también:
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entrevista: Gabriele Mainetti
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entrevista: Gabriele Mainetti
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