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![]() Pietro Castellitto in 2020 | |
Born | Pietro Contento Castellitto 16 December 1991 |
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Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
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Years active | 2004–present |
Parent(s) | Sergio Castellitto Margaret Mazzantini |
Relatives | Carlo Mazzantini (grandfather) Anne Donnelly (grandmother) Giselda Volodi (aunt) |
Pietro Contento Castellitto (born 16 December 1991) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter, son of actor and director Sergio Castellitto and writer Margaret Mazzantini. [1]
Castellitto began his acting career in the early 2000s, in films directed by his father, such as Don't Move .
In 2020, Castellitto presented his directorial debut, The Predators , at the Horizons section of the 77th Venice Film Festival, [2] where he received the Best Screenplay Award. [3]
Year | Title | Director | Role |
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2004 | Don't Move | Sergio Castellitto | Young Timoteo |
2012 | Twice Born | Sergio Castellitto | Pietro |
2018 | La profezia dell'armadillo | Emanuele Scaringi | Secco |
2020 | The Predators | Pietro Castellitto | Federico |
Freaks Out | Gabriele Mainetti | Cencio | |
2022 | Robbing Mussolini | Renato De Maria | Pietro Lamberti / Isola |
2023 | Enea | Pietro Castellitto | Enea |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2020 | The Predators | World Premiere at the Horizons section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival |
2023 | Enea | World Premiere at the main competition of the 80th Venice International Film Festival |
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