The Cruelest Day
2003, Italian. Directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani.
Ilaria Alpi, a young, Italian war-corespondent, was on a dangerous mission in Somalia. While she covered the civil war, she also discovered a big and secret international enviromentscandale. Together with her cameraman she was killed in the streets of Mogadishus March, 1994. The film is based on a true story.
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ferdinando Vicentini OrgnaniDirector
- Giovanna MezzogiornoIlaria Alpi
- Rade ŠerbedžijaMiran Hrovatin
- Erika BlancLuciana Alpi
- Giacinto FerroGiorgio Alpi
- Angelo InfantiGiancarlo Marocchino
- Amanda PlummerKarin, giornalista
- Andrea RenziFrancesco
- Barbara BegalaGiovanna
- Federico PacificiAndrea Iervolino
- Tony Lo BiancoGen. Bruno Loi
- Luca BiaginiGen. Carmine Fiore
Details
- Released
- 27 March 2003
- Original title
- Ilaria Alpi - Il più crudele dei giorni
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Marcello Fois, Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani
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The Cruelest Day runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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The Cruelest Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 March 2003. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Cruelest Day?
If you liked The Cruelest Day, try Gioia, Aspromonte: Land of The Forgotten, Things We Don't Say.
Who directed The Cruelest Day?
The Cruelest Day (2003) was directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani and stars Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Rade Šerbedžija, Erika Blanc.