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The Negotiator 2025 Directed by Alessandro Tonda Il Nibbio

In 2005, Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was kidnapped in Iraq by a group of terrorists. Nicola Calipari, a SISMI agent, is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises the operation. Despite the difficulties, and after lengthy negotiations, Nicola manages to save the journalist, but at the cost of his own life.

Countries Belgium , Italy
Production Countries Belgium , Italy
Language Italian
Spoken Language Italian
Gneres Drama , Thriller
Production Companies RAI Cinema , Tarantula , Notorious Pictures
Budget $7,324,508
Revenue $1,061,893
Release Date 6 March 2025
109 mins
Cast
Claudio Santamaria
Claudio Santamaria Nicola Calipari
Sonia Bergamasco
Sonia Bergamasco Giuliana Sgrena
Anna Ferzetti
Anna Ferzetti Rosa Calipari
Marta Giovannozzi
Marta Giovannozzi Andra
Sergio Romano
Sergio Romano Gabriele Polo
Jerry Mastrodomenico
Jerry Mastrodomenico Giulio Carbonaro
Fethi Nouri
Fethi Nouri Ismael
Abbas Abdulghani
Abbas Abdulghani Rayan
Omar Danaya
Omar Danaya Kidnapper
Davy Eduard King
Davy Eduard King L.T. Acosta
Anas Lahdaira
Anas Lahdaira Abbas
Abdelaziz Ouenza
Abdelaziz Ouenza Hssien
Paola Roberti
Paola Roberti Elisabetta Belloni
Mirco Tahoun
Mirco Tahoun Mario Lozano
Youssef Tounzi
Youssef Tounzi Mujahhidin
Crew
Director
Alessandro Tonda
Alessandro Tonda
Writers
Lorenzo Bagnatori
Lorenzo Bagnatori
Sandro Petraglia
Sandro Petraglia
Producers
Guglielmo Marchetti
Guglielmo Marchetti
Stefano Bethlen
Stefano Bethlen
Joseph Rouschop
Joseph Rouschop
Executive Producers
Mario Mazzarotto
Mario Mazzarotto
Andrea Borella
Andrea Borella
Karim Cham
Karim Cham
Saïd Hamich
Saïd Hamich
Cinematography
Bruno Degrave
Bruno Degrave
Paola Roberti
Paola Roberti
Composers
Paolo Vivaldi
Paolo Vivaldi
Alessandro Sartini
Alessandro Sartini
Editor
Chiara Vullo
Chiara Vullo
Production Design
Sabrina Balestra
Sabrina Balestra
Sound
Yves Bémelmans
Yves Bémelmans
Story
Davide Cosco
Davide Cosco
Lorenzo Bagnatori
Lorenzo Bagnatori
Sandro Petraglia
Sandro Petraglia
Costume Design
Ginevra De Carolis
Ginevra De Carolis
Makeup Artist
Lucia Patullo
Lucia Patullo
Hairstylist
Luca Pompozzi
Luca Pompozzi
Casting
Gabriele Marcello
Gabriele Marcello
Script Supervisor
Stella D'Onofrio
Stella D'Onofrio
Assistant Director
Fausto Girasole
Fausto Girasole