The Protagonist

Giancarlo Mangiapane is thirty years old and has one single dream: to become a great actor. However, the important roles aren't coming, so Giancarlo ends up acting in his everyday life. One day, his agent tells him he's about to get the opportunity of a lifetime: the lead audition for Clochard, a biopic about the life of Gustavo Noradin, a 1950s tap dance champion who fell from grace due to his addictions. When he discovers that his roommate is also preparing for the same role, a rivalry is born that begins to obsess him. Between exhausting rehearsals, a mother who keeps trying to reach him, and a fearsome casting director, Giancarlo's identification with the character becomes total, to the point of jeopardizing his true identity.

• Fabrizio BenvenutoDirector
• Fabrizio BenvenutoScreenplay

• Pierluigi GiganteCast
• Morena GentileCast
• Alessio LapiceCast
• Adriano GianniniCast
• Elisabetta VenturaCast
• Anna RediCast
• Ermanno De BiagiCast
• Pierfrancesco NaccaCast
• Josafat VagniCast
• Matteo AmaturoCast