I, the Other

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I, the Other
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byMohsen Melliti
Written byDavid Colantoni
Sigalot Alessandro
Saverio Di Biagio
Produced by Aldo Arcangioli
Raoul Bova
Starring Raoul Bova
Giovanni Martorana
Cinematography Maurizio Calvesi
Production
companies
  • Trees Pictures [1]
  • Sanmarco [1]
  • Minollo Film [1]
  • Passworld [1]
Distributed by 20th Century Fox [1]
Release dates
  • 27 December 2006 (2006-12-27)(Capri Hollywood Film Festival)
  • 18 May 2007 (2007-05-18)(Italy)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

I, the Other (Italian : Io, l'altro, also known as Me, The Other) is a 2007 Italian drama film about two fishermen, directed by Mohsen Melliti. The film won three Italian Golden Globes, for best first work, best actor (to Raoul Bova), and best cinematography. [2]

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Cast

ActorRole
Raoul Bova Giuseppe
Giovanni MartoranaYousef
Mario Pupella Troina
Samia ZibidiYousef's Mother
Lina Besrat AssefaGiovane Africana
Mohammed AlìYoung Yousef

Plot

Giuseppe (Raoul Bova) and Yousef (Giovanni Martorana) are two fishermen bound by a long friendship. Giuseppe, an Italian, and Yousef, an Arab, both work together on the same boat. Out at sea, the two share everything, even the same first name.

One day, Giuseppe hears a disturbing report on the ship's radio. The report is a warning about a suspected terrorist who happens to have the same name as Giuseppe's trusted partner: Yousef Ben Ali. Giuseppe suspects that he is being double-crossed by his once faithful friend.

A cat-and-mouse game ensues, as the two try to outwit each other aboard the ship, alone in the middle of the sea.

Filming location

The entire film was filmed off the coast of Ponza, the largest of the Pontine Islands.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Io, l'altro (2007)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Simone Pinchiorri (4 July 2007). "Tutti i vincitori dei "Globi d'Oro" 2007". CinemaItaliano. Retrieved 21 August 2014.


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