The young singer Casadilego (Elisa Coclite) who won the 2020 edition of the X Factor in Italy is set to make her film debut playing the lead in Fabio Mollo’s My Soul Summer. Shooting kicked off several days ago in Calabria and is set to wrap in Rome at the end of October.

My Soul Summer speaks of the summer experienced by Anita, who is 17 years old and still has so much to discover. When she meets a famous singer during a summer unlike any other, she discovers her own talent and her true passion: music. Joining Casadilego in the cast are Tommaso Ragno, Luka Zunic, Agnese Claisse and Anna Ferzetti, with Lunetta Savino also making an appearance.

This will be Fabio Mollo’s third feature film after South is Nothing [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (which earned Jean Denis Le Dinahet and Sébastien Miska the Best Emerging Producer award at Alice Nella Città 2013) and There is a Light [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (resulting in a Best Actress accolade for Isabella Ragonese at the Italian Golden Globes in 2017), on top of numerous documentaries and short films, five outings as a TV series director and a new feature film in post-production (Anni da cane). “My Soul Summer is a coming-of-age tale”, the director explains. “It’s about one of those once in a lifetime summers. It’s a summertime experienced by Anita, who finds a voice within herself which she never knew she had, and which will change her forever”.

My Soul Summer is written by Doriana Leondeff and Antonio Leotti, with photography in the hands of Daniele Ciprí, editing by Filippo Montemurro, costumes by Sara Fanelli and Camilla Giuliani, and set design coming courtesy of Eleonora Devitofrancesco. The movie is produced by Bartleby Film and Fidelio together with RAI Cinema.