Actors
Cosmina Stratan (Role: Policewoman Milia Demetz)
Image: Cosmina Stratan as policewoman Milia Demetz
Cosmina Stratan was born on 20 October 1984 in Iasi, Romania. She studied acting at the National University of Theatre and Film Arts I.L.Caragiale in Bucharest. After graduating, she played her first leading role in "Beyond the Hills" (2012) by Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu. For this she won the Best Actress Award herself at the Cannes Film Festival. Stratan starred in the popular Romanian television series "Rãmâi cu mine" (2013) before being cast in the Scandinavian horror film "Shelley" (2016), which premiered at the Berlinale. The ambitious genre feature received positive reviews and sold internationally. Cosmina Stratan's performance was praised in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter.
Filmography (Selection)
2018: "Cobain", Director: Nanouk Leopold
2018: "Love 1: Dog", Director: Florin Serban
2016: "Double", Director: Catrinel Danaiata
2016: "Shelley", Director: Ali Abassi
2012: "Beyond the Hills", Director: Cristian Mungiu
Moisé Curia (Role: Richi Pamper)
Image: Moisé Curia as Richi Pamper with Anna Malfatti as Magdalena Senoner
Moisé Curia, born in Rossano in 1991, studied acting at the EUTHECA Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome. During his later time at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, he first acted in numerous theatre plays. In 2014 he made his cinema debut in the film "Money Buddies" by Daniele Ciprì. He also gained greater fame in 2014 with his role in the TV series "Braccialetti Rossi" by Giacomo Campiotti. In 2016, he starred in the film "Abbraccialo per me" directed by Vittorio Sindoni, for which he received the Guglielmo Biraghi Award – Nastri d'argento and the Vittorio De Sica Award.
Filmography (Selection)
2018: "One of the Family", Director: Alessio Maria Federici
2016: "Abbraccialo per me", Director: Vittorio Sindoni
2015: "Maraviglioso Boccaccio", Director: Fratelli Taviani
2014: "Money Buddies", Director: Daniele Ciprì
Valeria Golino (Role: Psychologist)
IMage, from the left: Cosmina Stratan as Milia Demetz and Valeria Golino as the psychologist
Valeria Golino was born in 1965 in Naples, Italy. She dropped out of high school after her first film, but never studied acting. In 1985 she received the lead role in "Little Flames" (1985) by Peter Del Monte and the next year the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for "A Tale of Love" (1986). After a few European co-productions, she began working in Hollywood ("Manege frei für Pee Wee", 1988). She soon received prominent roles, including in "Rain Man" (1988) and "Hot Shots!" (1991). Today she works in the USA and Italy. In 1994 she produced and starred in "I Sfagi tou Kokora" (1996) by Greek director Andreas Pantzis. Golino speaks four languages: Italian, Greek, French and English.
Filmography (Selection)
2019: "Casanova, Last Love", Director: Benoît Jacquot
2015: "Anna", Director: Giuseppe M. Gaudino
2011: "Kryptonite!", Director: Ivan Cotroneo
2005: "Mario's War", Director: Antonio Capuano
1996: "An Occasional Hell", Director: Salomé Breziner
Heio von Stetten (Role: Landlord)
Image, from the left: Heijo von Stetten as the landlord and Anna Malfatti as Magdalena Senoner
Heio von Stetten was born on 5 July 1960 in Aystetten, Bavaria. From 1989 to 1993 he acted at the Munich Volkstheater and has been in front of the camera for film and television since the mid-1990s. Von Stetten became known to a wider audience through "Lasko - Die Faust Gottes" (2009), "Der Bozen Krimi" (2015) and "Alfred" (1995).
Filmography (Selection)
2016: "Männertag", Director: Holger Haase
2012: "Sams im Glück", Director: Peter Gersina
2006: "Neun Szenen", Director: Dietrich Brüggemann