Se domani non torno () is an upcoming Italian drama film directed by Paola Randi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lisa Nur Sultan. The film depicts the tragic story of the 2023 murder of Giulia Cecchettin by her ex-boyfriend, Filippo Turetta. The story begins with the personal grief of Giulia's father, Gino Cecchettin, and is inspired by Cara Giulia, the book written by Gino Cecchettin and Marco Franzoso.
It will premiere at the 21st Rome Film Festival on 23 October 2026 before its theatrical release on 5 November 2026 by Notorious Pictures.
Synopsis
The film's title Se domani non torno, is from the poem by the Peruvian activist Cristina Torres Cáceres, who has since become a symbol for the fight against violence aqainst women.
A regular family much like any other. The widower Gino Cecchettin and his three children: Davide, the youngest, still in high school; Elena, the eldest, studying abroad; and Giulia Cecchettin, close to finishing university. On 11 November 2023, Giulia goes missing, and their lives change completely. The family enters a nightmare they never imagined facing. This story follows a painful absence and shows how an ordinary family finds the strength to turn a private tragedy into a public call for change; so that tragedies like this never happen again.
Cast
Filippo Timi as Gino Cecchettin Sabrina Martina as Giulia Tecla Bossi as Elena, Giulia's sister Tommaso Allione as Davide, Giulia's brother
Production Principal photography began in February 2026 in Veneto region of Italy.
Release Se domani non torno will premiere at the 21st Rome Film Festival and at the 24th Alice nella Città Festival in Rome on 23 October 2026, three years after Giulia's murder.
The film also had preview event at the Giffoni Film Festival, an Italian children's film festival which took place in Giffoni Valle Piana, Campania from 17 to 25 July 2026.
References
External links
Official trailer on YouTube