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The Prisoner

original title:

Il prigioniero

directed by:

Ugo Frosi

screenplay:

Ugo Frosi

production:

Empathy Film, with the support of Sardegna Film Commission Foundation

country:

UK/Italy

year:

2019

format:

colour

status:

Development/Pre-production (23/01/2021)

August 1943. Just after the fall of the regime, Mussolini, in a state of arrest, was taken to the island of La Maddalena in Sardinia. Prisoner in a empty room of an ancient villa overlooking the sea, villa Webber. Now tired and sick, the former dictator is entrusted to the assistance of a young doctor, Alberto. But he’s got a secret.