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EXCLUSIVE: Rai Cinema is getting down a characteristic inspired by a real-life cognition involving Italian intelligence, elite typical forces and nan Foreign Ministry’s Crisis Unit to evacuate Palestinian children wounded successful aerial strikes from nan war-torn territory.
The cinema limb of Italy‘s authorities broadcaster is joining forces pinch Rome-based MasiFilm connected nan production, moving titled Defence Line – Gaza, which besides has nan information of HBO Max.
Alessandro Tonda is group to nonstop nan feature, which follows successful nan aftermath of his well-received 2025 play The Negotiator (Il Nibbio), inspired by a real-life Italian intelligence serviceman who was killed successful an cognition to free a journalist being held hostage successful Baghdad.
The synopsis for nan caller movie reads: “To evacuate a group of children wounded successful aerial strikes from a infirmary successful Gaza, an Italian intelligence expert and a erstwhile typical forces operative moving for nan Italian External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE) subordinate forces to found a humanitarian corridor pinch nan support of nan Franciscan ngo successful nan Holy Land. As they navigate nan chaos and civilized ambiguities of a devastating conflict, they are forced to face not only nan dangers astir them, but besides nan deepest wounds wrong themselves.”
The movie will beryllium changeable successful Italian, English and Arabic; filming is group to statesman this summer.
The formed features Sara Serraiocco (Vermiglio) successful nan domiciled of a highly skilled intelligence expert from nan State Police; Stefano Accorsi (Diamonds) arsenic a erstwhile typical forces seasoned now moving undercover for AISE; and Vinicio Marchioni (There’s Still Tomorrow) successful nan domiciled of Twist, commanding nan Army’s Ninth Regiment, nan elite commando unit.
The accumulation is described arsenic “a high-profile organization project” developed successful collaboration pinch nan Presidency of nan Council of Ministers, nan Department of Information and Security, nan External Information and Security Agency, nan Ministry of Defence, and nan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
“Defence Line – Gaza stems from a collaboration betwixt nan movie manufacture and Italian institutions to show nan communicative of nan often-unseen activity carried retired by those operating successful situation zones,” said Rai Cinema CEO Paolo Del Brocco.
“Dialogue pinch nan organisations progressive has enabled america to build an authentic communicative that captures nan complexity of humanitarian operations and nan value of practice betwixt civilian and subject bodies. Inspired by existent events, nan movie focuses connected nan worth of life and nan courageousness of those moving successful utmost situations. We judge this movie will resonate pinch a wide audience, succeeding successful creating a communicative pinch a powerful affectional and societal impact.”
Rome-based MasiFilm’s caller productions see Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary Brunello: The Gracious Visionary, Stefano Casertano’s Elena’s War, and Monica Guerritore’s Anna Magnani bio-pic Anna.
“With Defence Line – Gaza, we are taking connected a highly eager accumulation challenge: to create an Italian action-thriller pinch an world scope, tin of combining cinematic tension, operational authenticity and spectacular action,” said MasiFilm shaper Massimiliano Di Lodovico.
“We are moving to create a contemporary, immersive and reliable movie that tin link pinch a world assemblage whilst maintaining a beardown Italian identity.”
The movie will beryllium distributed theatrically successful Italy by 01 Distribution, whilst world income will beryllium handled by Rai Cinema International Distribution.
