Massimiliano Bruno

Massimiliano Bruno (born 4 June 1970) is an Italian director, screenwriter, playwright and actor.

Massimiliano Bruno
Massimiliano Bruno in 2011
Born	4 June 1970 (1970-06-04) (age 55) Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)	Director Screenwriter
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)

Life and career

Born in Rome into a family of Calabrian origins, Bruno formed as an actor in a drama laboratory "Torre Spaccata". He started his professional career in the Roman underground theatre, both as an actor and a playwright.^[1]

Bruno made his professional debut as a screenwriter in 2000, for the television film Non ho l'età. In 2006 he collaborated to the screenplay of the box office hit Notte prima degli esami.^[2] He made his directorial film debut in 2011 with Escort in Love, which won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Comedy Film. For this film he was also nominated for a David di Donatello for Best New Director and for a Nastro d'Argento in the same category.^[3][4]

Selected filmography

• Notte prima degli esami (2006, screenwriter)
• Notte prima degli esami – Oggi (2007, screenwriter)
• This Night Is Still Ours (2008, actor and screenwriter)
• Out of the Blue (2013, screenwriter)
• Many Kisses Later (2009, screenwriter)
• Questo mondo è per te (2011, actor)
• Boris: The Film (2011, actor)
• Escort in Love (2011, actor, director and screenwriter)
• Viva l'Italia (2012, actor, director and screenwriter)
• Happily Mixed Up (2014, actor, director and screenwriter)
• The Last Will Be the Last (2015, director and screenwriter)
• Ignorance Is Bliss (2017, director and screenwriter)
• Just Believe (2018, actor)
• All You Need Is Crime (2019, actor, director and screenwriter)
• Ritorno al crimine (2020, actor, director and screenwriter)
• C'era una volta il crimine (2022, actor, director and screenwriter)
• Eravamo bambini (2023, screenwriter)