The Cruelest Day Explained

The Cruelest Day
Cinematography:	Giovanni Cavallini

The Cruelest Day (it|Ilaria Alpi - Il più crudele dei giorni) is a 2003 Italian biographical drama film directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani. It is a dramatization of the last days of life of RAI journalist Ilaria Alpi and of her cameraman Miran Hrovatin before they were murdered in Mogadishu, Somalia, on March 20, 1994.^[1] For her performance Giovanna Mezzogiorno won the Nastro d'Argento for best actress.^[2]

Cast

• Giovanna Mezzogiorno

Ilaria Alpi

• Rade Šerbedžija

Miran Hrovatin

• Erika Blanc

Luciana Alpi

• Giacinto Ferro

Giorgio Alpi

• Angelo Infanti

Giancarlo Marocchino

• Amanda Plummer

Karin

• Andrea Renzi

Francesco

• Tony Lo Bianco

General Loy

Notes and References

1. News: Ronnie Scheib . Review: 'The Cruelest Day' . 22 April 2014. Variety. September 3, 2003.
2. News: Sheri Jennings. D'Argento awards note top 2 helmers. 22 April 2014. Variety. May 15, 2003.