Cosmonaut (film)

Cosmonaut (Cosmonauta) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work.

Plot
Cosmonaut follows a young girl named Luciana, who struggles to have her voice heard in a youth communist group dominated by men. She comes up with the platform to mobilize communism in her town by bringing recognition to the Soviet's progress in the space race. As a strong and stubborn female character, she struggles to balance new relationships and her role as her epileptic brother's supervisor.

Cast

 * Miriana Raschillà as Luciana Proietti
 * Pietro Del Giudice as Arturo Proietti
 * Michelangelo Ciminale as Vittorio
 * Chiara Arrighi as Fiorella
 * Valentino Campitelli as Angelo
 * Claudia Pandolfi as Rosalba
 * Sergio Rubini as Armando
 * Susanna Nicchiarelli as Marisa
 * Angelo Orlando as Leonardo