(Jul. 30) – “Twice Born”, a movie directed by Italian actor and director Sergio Castellitto, will be presented in the 60th edition of the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastian, in the heart of the Basque Country. The Festival, to be held from July 21st to September 29th, will be an important showcase for the movie, which is a film adaptation of last Margaret Mazzantini’s novel. “Twice born” tells the story of a single mother – played by Penelope Cruz – who brings her son to Saravejo, where his father died fighting in the Bosnian war years ago. The movie is an Italian-Spanish co-production, realized by Alien Produzioni, medusa Film, Picomedia, Mod Producciones and Telecinco Cinema, with the contribution of the Italian Ministry of Cultural heritage and Activities (MIBAC). “Twice born” features Penelope Cruz – already in Castellitto’s “Don’t move” -, Emile Hirsch, Pietro Castellitto, Luca De Filippo, Jane Birkin, Adnan Haskovic and Saadet Aksoy. (Roc/Peg)
