| A Golden Boy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Pupi Avati |
| Written by | Pupi Avati Tommaso Avati |
| Starring | Riccardo Scamarcio Sharon Stone |
| Cinematography | Blasco Giurato |
| Music by | Raphael Gualazzi |
| Distributed by | 01 Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Box office | US$807,225 (Italy) |
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The film follows Davide (Riccardo Scamarcio), a copywriter whose father was a movie screenwriter. After his father's death, he leaves everything he has behind and moves to Rome, where he meets an actress-turned-publisher named Ludovica (Sharon Stone), who wants to release his father's autobiography. [2]
The film screened at the Montreal World Film Festival on 27 August 2014 and was released on 18 September 2014 in Italian cinemas, where it grossed US$807,225. [3]
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