Pietro Castellitto

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Pietro Castellitto
Pietro Castellitto, September 2020 (cropped).jpg
Pietro Castellitto in 2020
Born
Pietro Contento Castellitto

(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 32)
Citizenship
  • Italy
  • Ireland
Alma mater Sapienza University of Rome
Occupations
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
Years active2004–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]

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Biography

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]

Partial filmography

Actor

YearTitleDirectorRole
2004 Don't Move Sergio Castellitto Young Timoteo
2012 Twice Born Sergio Castellitto Pietro
2018 La profezia dell'armadillo Emanuele ScaringiSecco
2020 The Predators Pietro CastellittoFederico
Freaks Out Gabriele Mainetti Cencio
2022 Robbing Mussolini Renato De Maria Pietro Lamberti / Isola
2023 Enea Pietro CastellittoEnea

Director

YearTitleNotes
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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References

  1. "Pietro Castellitto: "Volevo solo fare film"". Vanity Fair . 3 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  2. "Intervista a Pietro Castellitto: "I miei Predatori nati dal fallimento come attore"". The Huffington Post . 11 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. "Venezia, Pietro Castellitto vince per sceneggiatura a Orizzonti". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 12 September 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.