Cosmonaut (film)
# Cosmonaut (film)

Cosmonaut (Italian: Cosmonauta) is a 2009 Italian coming-of-age film written and directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli. It won the Controcampo Italiano at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It also won the Ciak d'oro for best first work.

## Plot

Cosmonaut follows a young girl named Luciana, who struggles to have her voice heard in a youth communist group dominated by men. She comes up with the platform to mobilize communism in her town by bringing recognition to the Soviet's progress in the space race. As a strong and stubborn female character, she struggles to balance new relationships and her role as her epileptic brother's supervisor.

## Cast

* Miriana Raschillà as Luciana Proietti
* Pietro Del Giudice as Arturo Proietti
* Michelangelo Ciminale as Vittorio
* Chiara Arrighi as Fiorella
* Valentino Campitelli as Angelo
* Claudia Pandolfi as Rosalba
* Sergio Rubini as Armando
* Susanna Nicchiarelli as Marisa
* Angelo Orlando as Leonardo
