Mimì is a teenager and an orphan, born with a clubfoot, who works in a pizzeria in Naples. One day he makes a fatal encounter with Carmilla, a young woman convinced she is a descendant of Count Dracula. They decide to flee from a cynical, violent world.
screenplay
Ugo Chiti
Brando De Sica
Irene Pollini Giolai
editing
Francesco Galli
cinematography
Andrea Arnone
music
Pasquale Catalano
sound
Paolo Amici
Brando De Sica
production design
Daniele Fabretti
costumes
Lavinia Bonsignore
cast
Domenico Cuomo (Mimì)
Sara Ciocca (Carmilla)
Mimmo Borrelli (Nando)
Giuseppe Brunetti (Bastianello)
Abril Zamora (Giusi)
Dino Porzio (Chief of Goths)
Daniele Vicorito (Rocco)
producers
Marco Cohen
Benedetto Habib
Fabrizio Donvito
Daniel Campos Pavoncelli
Massimo Di Rocco
Luigi Napoleone
productions
Indiana Production
Bartleby Film
with Rai Cinema
executive producers
Alessandro Cannavale
Andrea Cannavale
executive production
Run Film
Italian distribution
Luce Cinecittà
“This is a film about the importance of dreams and the flight from reality. Mimi. Il Principe delle Tenebre is a ballad for dreamers.” (Brando De Sica)
Brando De Sica, after trying his hand at acting, decided to become a film director. He received a degree from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. On his return to Italy, he served as an AD to Pupi Avati (Una sconfinata giovinezza) and worked as a sound designer on Pinocchio by Matteo Garrone. De Sica has directed numerous commercials and short films, such as L’errore (winner of a Silver Ribbon and a David di Donatello nominee), Non senza di me (nominated for a Globo d’Oro), and Aria (with awards at Fantafestival and Giffoni). Mimì. Il Principe delle Tenebre is his first feature-length film, selected for the Locarno Festival.
2023 Mimì. Il Principe delle Tenebre
2013 Ora o mai (short)
2014 La donna giusta (short)
2015 L’errore (short)
2016 Non senza di me (short)
2018 Aria (short)
