Film

The Protagonist

2025 · 1h 35m · Comedy

Giancarlo Mangiapane is thirty years old and has one single dream: to become a great actor. However, the important roles aren't coming, so Giancarlo ends up acting in his everyday life. One day, his agent tells him he's about to get the opportunity of a lifetime: the lead audition for Clochard, a biopic about the life of Gustavo Noradin, a 1950s tap dance champion who fell from grace due to his addictions. When he discovers that his roommate is also preparing for the same role, a rivalry is born that begins to obsess him. Between exhausting rehearsals, a mother who keeps trying to reach him, and a fearsome casting director, Giancarlo's identification with the character becomes total, to the point of jeopardizing his true identity.

Pierluigi Gigante

Morena Gentile

Alessio Lapice

Adriano Giannini

Elisabetta Ventura

Anna Redi

Ermanno De Biagi

Pierfrancesco Nacca

Josafat Vagni

Matteo Amaturo

• Fabrizio BenvenutoDirector · Screenplay
• Morena GentileProducer
• Sebastian BonolisDirector of Photography
• Stefano MattacchioneEditor

Release date

November 23, 2025

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Comedy