La notte più lunga dell'anno

The film takes place over the course of a single night: the longest night of the year, between December 21 and 22 (the winter solstice), when the sun sets around 4:30 p.m. and rises the next day at 7:30 a.m. A long night in which the stories, destinies, anxieties, and dramas of a provincial town in the south (Potenza) intertwine, even if only briefly. Fifteen hours of uninterrupted darkness in which human destiny becomes exceptional, as the night causes the anchors of the day to be lost and four personal stories suddenly accelerate.

Cast

Mimmo Mignemi

as Sergio

Ambra Angiolini

as Luce

Luigi Fedele

as Johnny

Francesco Di Napoli

as Damiano

Michele Eburnea

as Enza

Nicolò Galasso

as Pepè

Massimo Popolizio

as Francesco

Alessandro Haber

as Luce's dad

Anna Ammirati

as Isabella

Antonio Petrocelli

as Isabella's husband

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