2003, Running time: 96 min
Directed by Ferdinando Vicentini Organi and starring Giovanna Mezzogiorno (Facing Windows)
Winner Best Actress - Italian National Syndicate of Journalists Awards
Official Selection - Venice & Toronto Film Festivals

On March 20 1994, RAI TV news reporter Ilaria Alpi and her cameraman Miran Hrovatin were killed in ambush in Mogadishu, Somalia. Their investigative reporting had brought them too close to a truth they were not supposed to uncover. THE CRUELEST DAY is a powerful drama which recounts Alpi and Hrovatin's journey through a maze of gripping plot twists involving deaths, perilous investigations, and enormous sums of money, which culminated in a hellish international scenario that matches the greatest spy stories ever told. Giovanna Mezzogiorno (FACING WINDOWS) delivers a charismatic and harrowing performance as Ilaria Alpi, and ensures that THE CRUELEST DAY is never less than fascinating viewing.