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Lettere dal Sahara

IMDb ID: tt0449607 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.8 (80 votes)

Genres: Drama

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Cartas desde el Sahara (Festival Title)
Italy: Lettere dal Sahara
Finland: Letters from Sahara (Festival Title)
World-wide: Letters from the Sahara (English, Festival Title)
France: Lettres du Sahara (Festival Title)
Hungary: Levelek a Szaharából
Poland: Listy z Sahary
Letters from the Sahara
Release Date2006-09-01Runtime100 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews3Countries / RegionsItalyLanguagesItalian
French
Wolof
Filming LocationsItalyProduction CompaniesMetafilm
A.S.P.
Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali (MiBAC)
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449607/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0449607.jpgUpdated At2026-04-10T13:56:05

Stars

Milko Cardinale
Luciano Cravino
Roberta Fornier
Djibril Kébé
Thierno Ndiaye Doss
Stefano Saccotelli

Directors

Vittorio De Seta

Writers

Vittorio De Seta

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Milko Cardinale | Character: Ragazzo razzista
Actor: Luciano Cravino | Character: Doctor
Actor: Roberta Fornier | Character: Actress
Actor: Djibril Kébé | Character: Assane
Actor: Thierno Ndiaye Doss | Character: Actor
Actor: Stefano Saccotelli | Character: Father Sandro

[Directors Group]
Name: Vittorio De Seta | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Vittorio De Seta | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Agnese Fontana | Role: Producer
Name: Donatella Palermo | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ismaël Lô | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Antonio Grambone | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Marzia Mete | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Jorgelina Depetris Pochintesta | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Fiorella Cicolini | Role: Production Designer
Name: Renato Faust | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Fabio Angelotti | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Alessandra Conti | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nadia Ferrari | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Edi Rossello | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Franco Casellato | Role: Production Manager
Name: Sandra Cristofanilli | Role: Production Manager
Name: Enrico De Lotto | Role: Production Manager
Name: Renato Faust | Role: Production Manager
Name: Katia Franco | Role: Production Manager
Name: Giovanni Iacobis | Role: Production Manager
Name: Giovanni Ledda | Role: Production Manager
Name: Tina Pistoia | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michele Banzato | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Gaia Russo Frattasi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Rosa Russo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Valerio Valente | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Luca Bertolin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gianluca Costamagna | Role: Sound Department
Name: Piergiorgio De Luca | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marco Furlani | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrea Lancia | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vito Martinelli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lilio Rosato | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Franco Galiano | Role: Special Effects
Name: Paolo Galiano | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Mauro Vicentini | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Alessandro Gaudio | Role: Stunts
Name: Massimiliano Ubaldi | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Giuseppe Antonelli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Antonio Ascione | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vito Brunetti | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mauro Calanca | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Claudio Cofrancesco | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gioacchino De Sio | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Cesare Emidi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luciano Federici | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alessandro Filippucci | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stefano Fois | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Babacar Ndiaye | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gino Stocchiero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Caterina Micheli | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Antonella Esposito | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Chiara Russo | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Danilo Torre | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Sara Busto | Role: Production Department
Name: Maura Cuda | Role: Production Department
Name: Salvatore Milano | Role: Production Department
Name: Gaetano Santangelo | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Maria Ludovica Bologna | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Concetta Pistoia | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449607/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Italy: August 31, 2006 (Venice Film Festival)
Italy: September 1, 2006
France: February 2, 2007 (Rencontres Cinéma de Manosque)
Argentina: March 10, 2007 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Finland: June 16, 2007 (Midnight Sun Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2006 | Venice Film Festival | Award of the City of Rome | Best Film | Vittorio De Seta, Lettere dal Sahara

Box Office

Italy: USD 15258
Period: Aug 31 – Sep 3, 2006 | Rank: 18 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 6 | Gross to date: USD 15258 | Interval gross: USD 15258 | Per theater average: USD 2543