Un futuro aprile, the television film directed by Graziano Diana and inspired by the Pizzolungo massacre of 2 April 1985, was broadcast in prime time on Rai 1 on Thursday 21 May and is now available on RaiPlay. The project, co-produced by Rai Fiction and Elysia Film, is based on the book Sola con te in un futuro aprile by Margherita Asta and Michela Gargiulo, and recounts the personal story of Margherita Asta, who survived the Mafia attack in which her mother Barbara Rizzo and twin brothers Salvatore Asta and Giuseppe Asta lost their lives as innocent victims of the car bomb intended for judge Carlo Palermo.
The film follows the long journey of grief, memory and the search for truth that connects Margherita Asta to the magistrate who survived the attack. The cast includes Francesco Montanari as judge Carlo Palermo and Ludovica Ciaschetti as Margherita Asta, alongside Peppino Mazzotta, Anna Ferruzzo, Denise Sardisco and Federica De Cola. Story and screenplay are by Graziano Diana, Stefano Marcocci and Domenico Tomassetti, in collaboration with Fabrizio Coniglio. Cinematography is by Federico Angelucci.
