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Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!Read moreLess
Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!
The story
Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newly elected Mayor Cecco (Claudio Bisio) wants to ask the local Tunisian community to “borrow” one of their children, but there’s conflict between the two communities. Cecco enlists the help of local Islam convert Bilal (Alessandro Gassman) to cross the cultural divide… but both communities are not sure what to make of a baby Jesus that may need his nationality, and even his religion changed!
Cast & crew
Claudio BisioCecco
Alessandro GassmannMarietto/Bilal
Angela FinocchiaroSuor Marta
Nabiha AkkariAida
Giovanni Cacioppo
Laura AdrianiMaddalena
Mehdi MeskarAlì
Paola CasellaAddolorata
Massimo De LorenzoDon Mario
Nunzia SchianoMadre di Bilal
Giovanni EspositoSegretario Vescovo
Roberto HerlitzkaVescovoExplore the crew
- Screenplay
- Sandro Petraglia
- Producer
- Marco Chimenz
- Editor
- Francesca Calvelli
- Original Music Composer
- Pasquale Catalano
- Screenplay
- Luca Miniero
- Producer
- Giovanni Stabilini
- Screenplay
- Astutillo Smeriglia
- Director of Photography
- Daniele Ciprì
- Producer
- Riccardo Tozzi
- Director
- Luca Miniero