Don't Kill Me

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Don't Kill Me
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Italian poster
Italian Non mi uccidere
Directed byAndrea De Sica
Written by
  • Andrea De Sica
  • Antonio Le Fosse
  • Giacomo Mazzariol
  • Marco Raspanti
  • Romolo Re Salvador
  • Gianni Romoli
  • Eleonora Trucchi
Based onNon mi uccidere
by Chiara Palazzolo
Produced by
  • Marta Donzelli
  • Gregorio Paonessa
Starring
CinematographyFrancesco Di Giacomo
Edited byPietro Morana
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 21 April 2021 (2021-04-21)(Italy)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Don't Kill Me (Italian : Non mi uccidere) is a 2021 Italian romantic horror film written and directed by Andrea De Sica, based on the novel Non mi uccidere by Chiara Palazzolo. It was released for digital download and video on demand in Italy on 21 April 2021 before being released internationally on Netflix in 2022.

Contents

Premise

19-year-old Mirta dies of a drug overdose with her boyfriend, Robin. Now undead, she realizes that she must eat living humans in order to survive.

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Alto Adige and Rome. [1] [2]

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References

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  2. "Iniziate in Alto Adige le riprese di Non mi uccidere". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.