Monica Zapelli

Birth : 1966-06-25, Pavia, Italy

Movies

Margherita delle stelle
Screenplay
The life of astrophysics Margherita Hack, from curious child to unconventional girl at the direction of the Trieste Astronomical Observatory.
Gianni Versace: L'imperatore dei sogni
Writer
Profeti
Screenplay
PROPHETS is the story of an encounter and a confrontation between Sara, an independent Italian journalist who was kidnapped in Syria by ISIS while she was working on a war news report in 2015, and Nur, the young foreign fighter, wife to a soldier of the Caliphate who holds Sara in custody in a building located in the middle of a training camp. Nur’s strong will to proselytize, together with the strict orders of the leader of the camp, will unfold into an attempt to convert Sara and make her join Islamic extremism.
Romanzo radicale
Writer
Romanzo Radicale is political and human adventure of Marco Pannella, portraying the most intimate moments, the political fights, his unique gestures that have made an era.
A Girl Returned
Writer
A girl goes back to her biological family-
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Screenplay
Nour
Writer
Duisburg - Linea di sangue
Writer
After a brutal mafia-led massacre in the city of Duisburg, two detectives - one Italian, one Gernan - team up to investigate.Based on true events.
Sons of 'Ndrangheta
Screenplay
A judge decides to dedicate his life to go after the members of the 'Ndrangheta-mafia, when he meets a young heir who longs for a life without criminality.
Before the Night
Teleplay
The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.
Before the Night
Story
The life and times of Pippo Fava, a Sicilian journalist who fought the Mafia through his local newspaper in the '70s and early '80s, meeting an untimely end.
Renata Fonte - Una Donna Contro Tutti
Writer
A Woman of Courage
Writer
Felicia Impastato, mother of the brave Peppino Impastato, tries to keep the memory of his son alive after his murder.
Uno per tutti
Screenplay
The relationship between three lifelong friends is put to the test by a long-ago secret and a present-day crime committed by one of their children.
Fuori
Screenplay
Fuori
Story
Lea
Story
Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to benefit of the witness protection scheme and attempts to run away... Inspired by the true story of Lea Garofalo, the struggle of a woman to escape the Mafia.
Lea
Teleplay
Lea grew up in a crime family in Calabria. The father of her daughter Denise is also a member of the Mafia. Lea, however, wants a different life for her daughter, free of violence, fear and falsehood. She decides to cooperate with justice, to benefit of the witness protection scheme and attempts to run away... Inspired by the true story of Lea Garofalo, the struggle of a woman to escape the Mafia.
Land of Saints
Screenplay
Ambitious magistrate Vittoria (Valeria Solarino) makes the dramatic decision to relocate from the north to the south of Italy with one mission in mind – to defeat the Calabrian ‘‘Ndrangheta’ mafia. She is flabbergasted by the violence, the cruelty and the killings that Mafia men project – even youngsters are not spared. But instead of targeting the men, Vittoria tries a new approach; an appeal to the women involved in these circles. The bosses’ wives are as hard as nails; they will not talk and will not betray their powerful husbands, but could it be they have a soft spot for their own children?
Francesco
Screenplay
Depicts various periods in the life of Saint Francesco: Youth and the first conversion in 1206, the process that inflicts his father, the birth of the historical nucleus of Fraternitas and the departure for the Holy Land up to the writing of rules and death, addressing the problem of the legacy of his message in the different interpretation that Chiara and Elia will give it.
Non è mai troppo tardi
Screenplay
Alberto Manzi is twenty years old and wants to be a teacher. He gets the job at a juvenile correctional facility, to then get transfered to a proper school, who he deems inadequate. At that time the public broadcasting network Rai decides to realize a program to educate millions of Italians.
Non è mai troppo tardi
Story
Alberto Manzi is twenty years old and wants to be a teacher. He gets the job at a juvenile correctional facility, to then get transfered to a proper school, who he deems inadequate. At that time the public broadcasting network Rai decides to realize a program to educate millions of Italians.
L'assalto
Screenplay
Il caso Enzo Tortora - Dove eravamo rimasti?
Screenplay
Pulce non c'è
Screenplay
Pulce non c'è
Writer
Memories of Anne Frank
Screenplay
Inspirada libremente en el libro (“Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend”) escrito por Alison Leslie Gold. La escritora americana recopiló el largo relato de Hanneli Goslar (una de las amigas más cercanas de Anne Frank) cuarenta años después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. (FILMAFFINITY)
The Demons of St. Petersburg
Writer
St. Petersburg, 1860. A member of the imperial family is assassinated. A few days later, the writer Fëdor Michajlovic Dostoevskij meets with Gusiev, a young man committed to a psychiatric hospital. Gusiev confesses that he took part in the terrorist plot and reveals that his fellow conspirators are planning to kill another of the Tsar’s relatives. The young man also gives Dostoevsky the address of Alexandra, their leader. The writer must find her and convince her to call off the new assassination attempt.
L'abbuffata
Writer
A pair of Italian filmmakers go to Rome to find a star for their first project.
Maria Montessori: una vita per i bambini
Screenplay
The story of Maria Montessori the most famous pedagogue of the world. She spent all her life to make her "metodo" (method) accepted in the archaic Italian school system, while the rest of the world immediately understand the importance of her theories. She was the first Italian Doctor, a famous feminist, a scientist. Her private life was hit by having an illegitimate son and by the Fascism that didn't want to accept completely her theories.
Red Like the Sky
Writer
A nearly sightless boy is sent to a school for blind children, where he secretly discovers the possibilities of the recorded sound.
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Writer
This highly acclaimed feature film on Pope John Paul II was filmed on location in Italy and Poland. Focusing on the papacy of John Paul and the tremendous impact he had on the Church and the world, Karol: The Pope, The Man stars actor Piotr Adamczyk in a deeply moving portrayal of the beloved pontiff. It is the powerful true story of a charismatic spiritual leader who helped bring down Communism, renewed the life of the Church, greatly impacted youth worldwide with love for Christ, and a Pope who reached out to other religions and world leaders with a message of peace and love. Also stars Raoul Bova (Saint Francis), Michele Placido (Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth) and Adriana Asti as Mother Teresa. The beautiful film score is by legendary film composer Ennio Morricone.
One Hundred Steps
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The true story of Peppino Impastato, an activist who openly opposed the Mafia in small-town 1970s Sicily despite living just "one hundred steps" away from notorious Mafia boss Tano Badalamenti.