On the stage of the David di Donatello 2025, Elio Germano he did not only withdraw the prize for best leading actor for Berlinguer – The great ambition by Andrea Segre. He did much more. He reminded everyone – colleagues, spectators, institutions – that an actor can still be political. And human, deeply human.
With a firm, but visibly excited voice, Germano pronounced one of the strongest and most necessary speeches of the evening: «I want to dedicate this prize to the people who fight every day to reach that equality of dignity that is written in our Constitution. A poor person must have the same dignity as a rich person, a black the same dignity as a white, a woman the same dignity as a man. And a Palestinian the same dignity of an Israeli “. It is not the first time that Germano – silver lion in Venice, award -winning actor, symbol of a committed cinema – chooses to take a position. But this time, after taking the role of Enrico Berlinguer, his words were even more important.
Elio Germano
Daniele Venturelli
Elio Germano
Luca Dammicco – Academy of Italian CinemaSource: Vanity Fair

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