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title: 'The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Daniele Vicari'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-past-is-a-foreign-land-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1166110/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Past Is a Foreign Land (2008)

2008 · 120 min · Drama, Thriller · Italy

Original title: Il passato è una terra straniera

## Synopsis

The Past Is a Foreign Land is a 2008 Italian neo-noir film directed by Daniele Vicari. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Gianrico Carofiglio, who also collaborated to the screenplay. It entered the competition at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival, in which Michele Riondino was awarded best actor.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Gianrico Carofiglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianrico-carofiglio), [Daniele Vicari](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-vicari), [Massimo Gaudioso](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-gaudioso)
- **Director:** [Daniele Vicari](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniele-vicari)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Teho Teardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/teho-teardo)
- **Producer:** [Domenico Procacci](https://cinepixo.com/people/domenico-procacci), [Gianni Romoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-romoli), [Tilde Corsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilde-corsi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gherardo Gossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gherardo-gossi)
- **Editor:** [Marco Spoletini](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-spoletini)

## Cast

- [Antonio Gerardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-gerardi)
- [Marco Baliani](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-baliani)
- [Lorenza Indovina](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenza-indovina)
- [Dante Marmone](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-marmone)
- [Valentina Lodovini](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-lodovini)
- [Chiara Caselli](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiara-caselli)
- [Nello Mascia](https://cinepixo.com/people/nello-mascia)
- [Michele Riondino](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-riondino)
- [Gianrico Carofiglio](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianrico-carofiglio)
- [Elio Germano](https://cinepixo.com/people/elio-germano)
- [Daniela Poggi](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-poggi)

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