Torino @ Berlino: Il Protagonista [The Protagonist] [OmeU], IT, 2025, R: Fabrizio Benvenuto mit Pierluigi Gigante, Alessio Lapice, Morena Gentile, 95 Min

Giancarlo Mangiapane is thirty years old; he has just one dream: to become a great actor. But since the important roles dont arrive, Giancarlo ends up performing in his everyday life. But one day, his agent tells him that he has the opportunity of a lifetime for him: an audition to star in Clochard, a biopic about the life of Gustavo Noradin, a tap-dancing champion of the 1950s who fell into disgrace because of his dependencies. When Giancarlo discovers that his flat-mat is also preparing for the same role, a rivalry is sparked that ends up obsessing him. Between exhausting rehearsals, a mother who keeps trying to contact him, and a terrible casting director, Giancarlos identification with the character becomes total, to the point that his own true identity is put at risk.