Smile (2009 film)

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Smile
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrancesco Gasperoni
Screenplay byFrancesco Gasperoni
Starring Armand Assante
Harriet MacMasters-Green
Antonio Cupo
CinematographyGianni Marras
Edited byCharles Kaplan
Francesco Loffredo
Music byFederico Landini
Production
company
Istituto Luce
Distributed by CineTel Films
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
94 mins
CountryItaly
LanguageEnglish

Smile is a 2009 English language Italian horror/thriller film starring Armand Assante. It is the debut feature by Francesco Gasperoni.

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A sequel was planned for release in late 2020 tentatively titled Smile II: Tollinger in the Mood.

Plot

A group of college friends go on holiday to Morocco, and when one of them loses her camera she buys an instant camera from a mysterious man at a curio shop. [1] However, the camera seems to be cursed, as everyone whose picture is taken with it ends up dying under mysterious circumstances. [2] The remaining members must race to decipher the supernatural clues in the photos to save themselves.

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References

  1. Perrone, Gianluigi (3 September 2009). "Smile". Nocturno (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  2. "Smile". dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 29 April 2012.