
The Inner Cage(2021)
A prison drama where an old mobster and a prison guard must find a way to coexist so that imprisonment can become less so, and perhaps reveal the paradox that is behind the very concept of captivity.


The tragic story of Lucia Annibali, told in a TV movie starring actress Cristiana Capotondi. Annibali, a 35-year-old lawyer at the time, was attacked with acid by two men. The instigator was her ex-boyfriend, who could not accept that she had left him.

Cristiana Capotondi
Lucia Annibali

Alessandro Averone
Luca Varani

Mariella Valentini
Madre di Lucia

Denis Fasolo
Giacomo Annibali

Giovanni Bissaca
Padre di Lucia

Federica De Cola
Giorgia

Sara D'Amario
PM Monica Garulli

Federica Martinelli
Silvia Ricci

Francesco Meoni
Compagno di Cella

Silvia Gavarotti
Elena
Io ci sono is a drama, crime film released in 2016. Directed by Luciano Manuzzi, it stars Cristiana Capotondi, Alessandro Averone, Mariella Valentini. The tragic story of Lucia Annibali, told in a TV movie starring actress Cristiana Capotondi. Annibali, a 35-year-old lawyer at the time, was attacked with acid by two men. The instigator was her ex-boyfriend, who could not accept that she had left him.
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