| The Cruelest Day | |
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Vincentini Orgnani |
| Written by | Marcello FoisFerdinando Vincentini Orgnani |
| Produced by | John CesaroniGherardo Pagliei |
| Cinematography | Giovanni Cavallini |
| Music by | Paolo Fresu |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
The Cruelest Day (Italian: Ilaria Alpi - Il più crudele dei giorni) is a 2003 Italianbiographicaldrama film directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Orgnani. It is a dramatization of the last days of life of RAI journalist Ilaria Alpi and of her cameraman Miran Hrovatin before they were murdered in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 20 March 1994.[1] For her performance Giovanna Mezzogiorno won the Nastro d'Argento for best actress.[2]