Alla luce del sole

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Alla luce del sole
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Directed by Roberto Faenza
Starring
Cinematography Italo Petriccione
Music by Andrea Guerra
Running time
89 minutes
LanguageItalian

Alla luce del sole (By the Light of Day, also known as Come Into the Light and In the Light of the Sun) is a 2005 Italian biographical drama film directed by Roberto Faenza.

Contents

It is loosely based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest Pino Puglisi, who was killed by the Mafia in 1993. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN   8860736269.
  2. Paolo D'Agostini (15 January 2005). "Il prete che credeva nei bambini". La Repubblica . Retrieved 16 February 2014.