---
title: '18 Presents (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Francesco Amato'
released: '2020-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/18-presents-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10816484/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 18 Presents (2020)

2020 · 115 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: 18 regali

## Synopsis

18 Presents is a 2020 Italian drama film written and directed by Francesco Amato, with Vittoria Puccini, Benedetta Porcaroli and Edoardo Leo in lead roles. The film is based on an actual Italian woman, Elisa Girotto, who had planned and allocated 17 years of birthday gifts for her daughter Anna before her death in September 2017 due to a terminal breast cancer. Girotto had been diagnosed with cancer at the time that she gave birth to her daughter, in August 2016 at the age of 40. The film was released on 2 January 2020, and received positive reviews for its emotional screenplay. Elisa's husband Alessio Vincenzotto was also credited for his story about his wife. It was also streamed on Netflix on 8 May 2020, which was Mothers' Day in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Francesco Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-amato)
- **Screenplay:** [Francesco Amato](https://cinepixo.com/people/francesco-amato), [Massimo Gaudioso](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-gaudioso)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Andrea Farri](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrea-farri)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gherardo Gossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gherardo-gossi)

## Cast

- [Marco Messeri](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-messeri)
- [Vittoria Puccini](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittoria-puccini)
- [Edoardo Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/edoardo-leo)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/18-presents-2020
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