Hammamet (film)

Hammamet is a 2020 Italian biographical drama co-written and directed by Gianni Amelio, based on the last years of life of Bettino Craxi (1934–2000), a controversial Italian politician who was the Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party, served as Prime Minister during the 1980s and later fled to Tunisia to avoid legal prosecution on corruption charges during the Mani Pulite scandal. Craxi is portrayed by Pierfrancesco Favino.

Hammamet
Directed byGianni Amelio
Screenplay by
  • Gianni Amelio
  • Alberto Taraglio
Produced by
  • Agostino Saccà
  • Maria Grazia Saccà
Starring
CinematographyLuan Amelio Ujkaj
Edited bySimona Paggi
Music byNicola Piovani
Production
companies
  • Pepito Produzioni
  • Rai Cinema
  • Minerva Pictures
  • Evolution People
  • SBH
Distributed by01 Distribution
Release date
  • January 9, 2020 (2020-01-09)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The film was released shortly before the 20th anniversary of Craxi's death, which occurred on 19 January 2000 in the Tunisian town of Hammamet, where he had lived since 1994 to avoid serving a 27-years in jail sentence because of his corruption crimes.

Plot

During the late 1990s, after escaping from Italy to avoid imprisonment, the old and ill Bettino Craxi is spending his last days with his wife and daughter in his villa in Hammamet, Tunisia. His new life as a fallen leader and as a fugitive is now dedicated to meeting family members, old friends and obscure figures from his past.

Cast

Production

Filming began on 18 March 2019 and took place in Pavia, Italy and Hammamet, Tunisia.[1]

Release

The first promotional images were released on 13 March 2019,[2] while the first theatrical trailer was released on 18 December 2019.[2]

References
  1. "Pierfrancesco Favino è Bettino Craxi, l'impressionante somiglianza sul set di 'Hammamet'". La Repubblica (in Italian). 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. "Hammamet, il trailer ufficiale del film su Bettino Craxi". MyMovies.it (in Italian). 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
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