Il mio nome è Carlo

The movie traces three key moments: the six-year-old boy, already driven by an extraordinary spiritual sensitivity; the eleven-year-old boy, curious and brilliant; and the fifteen-year-old in his first year of high school, self-aware and determined, capable of approaching everyday life with an extraordinary outlook.

Cast

Samuele Carrino

as Carlo Acutis

Nicolò Caruz Jaramillo

as Carlo Acutis a 6 anni

Edoardo Vitalone

as Carlo Acutis a 11 anni

Lucia Mascino

as Antonia Salzano

Flavio Parenti

as Andrea Acutis

Brayan Palliyagoda

as Rajesh

Maurizio Donadoni

as Parroco

Nicky Passarella

as Sofia

Niccolò Festini Mira

as Alessio

Stefano Massari

as Ricki

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