Cast announced for COMING BACK a short film by Alessio Rupalti

Cast has been announced for “Coming Back”, the short film about “Brexit” by award winning Italian director Alessio Rupalti.

When you thought everything was said already on Brexit, here they come with a new story. And this one seems to promise something different.

In this historical moment and time, to talk about Brexit using a short film which narrates it via the eyes of a family, might seems a courageous choice. But Alessio Rupalti is a director ready to experiment with human emotions which rest on a complex social landscape, always looking for what has not been said. His latest short film “Looking for Something Else” – has won him many international awards. In 2015, Rupalti was awarded the prizes as Talented Young Italian and the following year as Emerging Film Director.

After having sat through more than 1000 auditions, led by the casting agency ESRL Casting & Talent Agency, Rupalti has chosen these actors to bring alive his moving story written by the celebrated British writer Ivor Baddiel.

Karl Hughes (24 Little Hours, Hollyoaks) has the principal role as William.

Gillian Broderick (Spider-Man 2) and Mark Lisseman (Edward VII Duke of Windsor) will play respectively William’s mother and father.

Co-produced by the British production River Crossing Productions and the Italian Fenix Entertainment and with Alessio Rupalti as executive producer, “Coming Back“ is a film that in the making has already shown how Brexit has brought paradoxically British and Europeans together.

Coming Back will start its principal photography the 14th of April in London produced by Alida Pantone and Luisa Pretolani, known for their mission to bring to life inspiring stories about social and human issues. Mention is due to the documentary “Mandy’s Choice” (with over a million views on YouTube and broadcasted by ITV and National Geographic) and the short films “The Lift” and “The Glove” (recently awarded at the Europa Film Festival).

Given the sensitive and political topic covered by the film, Rupalti is not giving too much away when talking about the storyline. The director said: “It’s a film which covers some of the complex emotional issues Brexit has risen. It has made me think that behind the choices we all make, there are often reasons which are difficult to explain, reasons which might seem irrational…”

“Brexit means Brexit”

The American writer Bill Maher writing about Brexit said: “The final count about the Brexit referendum is 48% Sense and Sensibilty – 52% Pride and Prejudice” clearly referring to the British author Jane Austen. So, we are left wondering… “Coming Back” on which side will it be?