The tormented life of Dante Alighieri, from solitary childhood to death in exile, seen through Giovanni Boccaccio’s journey to rehabilitate his memory.

Sergio Castellitto
as Giovanni Boccaccio

Alessandro Sperduti
as Dante giovane

Enrico Lo Verso
as Donato degli Albanzani

Alessandro Haber
as Abate di Vallombrosa

Gianni Cavina
as Piero Giardina

Leopoldo Mastelloni
as Bonifacio VIII

Ludovica Pedetta
as Gemma Donati

Morena Gentile
as Donna gozzuta

Romano Reggiani
as Guido Cavalcanti

Carlotta Gamba
as Beatrice