Goodbye Baghdad
Simone Manetti | Italy | 2024 | 20'
Screenings
Sat 22 March H 19:00
Section
Original title
Goodbye Baghdad
Synopsis
March 2005. Giuliana Sgrena is freed one month after her abduction in Baghdad. Nicola Calipari, a senior officer of SISMI, protects her until the very end, sacrificing his life when their car is hit by “friendly” fire. This sacrifice will create a bond between them forever.
Cast
Sergio Albelli, Galatea Ranzi, Alessio Praticò
Films Distribution
Pathos Distribution
Production
LABA - Libera Accademia di Belle Arti, 5e6
Editing
Simone Manetti
Cinematography
Gianluca Ceresoli
Editing
Simone Manetti
Language
Italian, English
Subtitles
Italian
Premiere
World Premiere
Main awards
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Biography
Simone Manetti, born in Livorno in 1978, is a director and documentary filmmaker. In 2016, he made his directorial debut with the documentary Goodbye Darling, I’m Off to Fight, earning a nomination for Best Documentary in the Cinema del Reale category at the 2016 Nastri d'Argento. In 2019, his second documentary, Sono innamorato di Pippa Bacca, was presented at the 37th Torino Film Festival. In 2020, he directed the documentary mini-series Il Forteto, produced by Ascent Film for the Sky platform, followed in 2021 by Marta – Il delitto della Sapienza, a finalist for the Globo d’Oro for Best Documentary. He continued his work as a documentary filmmaker, directing the tv series Nel nome del Figlio and Pagato per uccidere for Sky Crime. In 2024, he directed the international docuseries Il giovane Berlusconi, distributed by Netflix. In November 2023, he created the documentary Rigenerazione in collaboration with Think|Cattleya, which was showcased at the Giffoni Hub and during the Mostra del Cinema di Venezia. Goodbye Baghdad marks his first venture into narrative filmmaking.
Filmography
2024 - Goodbye Baghdad, sf
2024 - Il giovane Berlusconi, doc (serie)
2023 - Rigenerazione, doc (serie)
2022 - Nel nome del figlio, doc (serie)
2022 - Pagato per uccidere
2021 - Marta - Il delitto della Sapienza, doc (serie)
2020 - Il forteto, doc (serie)
2019 - Sono innamorato di Pippa Bacca, ff doc
2016 - Goodbye Darling, I'm off to fight, ff doc
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