Needing a Friend?

Needing a Friend?
Italian	Tramite amicizia
Directed by	Alessandro Siani
Written by	Gianluca Ansanelli Alessandro Siani
Produced by	Massimo Di Rocco Federica Lucisano Fulvio Lucisano
Starring	Alessandro Siani Max Tortora Matilde Gioli Maria Di Biase
Cinematography	Giovanni Canevari
Edited by	Valentina Mariani
Music by	Umberto Scipione
Release date	14 February 2023 (2023-02-14)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	$3,212,885 [1]

Needing a Friend? (Italian : Tramite amicizia) is a 2023 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Siani.

The film was shot in Ferrara and Paris. ^{[2] [3]} It was released in Italy on 14 February 2023. ^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Alessandro Siani as Lorenzo Monaco
• Max Tortora as Alberto Dessè
• Matilde Gioli as Maya
• Maria Di Biase as Filomena
• Yari Gugliucci as Ernesto
• Cecilia Dazzi as Fiorenza
• Germano Lanzoni as the Chief of Police
• Gianni Fantoni as the psychotherapist
• Taiyo Yamanouchi as the Japanese boss
• Teresa Del Vecchio as Lorenzo's aunt
• Pippo Santonastaso as Luigi
• Miloud Mourad Benamara as Kiran
• Bruno Gouery as the robber
• Debora Villa as Marisa Calasole
• Roberta Bedogni as Anita
• Enzo Paci and Amedeo Gagliardi as the traffic policemen
• Emanuele Vezzoli as Alberto's lawyer

References

1. "Needing a Friend? (2023)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. Pasquini, Mattia (20 May 2022). "Tramite amicizia, riprese e location del nuovo film di Alessandro Siani". Ciak .
3. "Tramite amicizia, questa sera in prima tv su Sky il film con Alessandro Siani". La Gazzetta dello Sport . 10 January 2023.
4. "Tramite amicizia, Alessandro Siani tra cellulari e aiuti "all'italiana". Il trailer". Sky TG24 . 18 January 2023.
5. Pontiggia, Federico (14 February 2023). "Tramite amicizia. Alessandro Siani dietro e davanti la macchina da presa: una commedia edulcorata". Rivista del cinematografo.

External links

• Needing a Friend? at IMDb  
• "Needing a Friend?". Cineuropa.