Former Italian National Teamer Luigi Mastrangelo stars in a new blockbuster movie “Una Vita Spericolata,” or “A Reckless Life.”
Mastrangelo plays a minor speaking role of “Lo Sniper Buono,”or “the good sniper.” This is not his first appearance on the silver screen either – he appeared in the movie “Tu mi nascondi qualcosa,” or “You’re Hiding Something,” where he plays a bit part as a soccer coach – a more familiar sporting role. The new role
“I always liked being in front of the cameras and I certainly would like to continue even if I know it is not easy,” he said in an interview with Gazzetta. “There are plenty of actors who have studied, but if I had to say I see myself in a series like Gomorrah playing a villain. With my physicality maybe I would be fine.”
The ‘physicality’ that he refers to is his imposing height – he stands 202m, or 6’8″, tall. The 43-year old former middle blocker was on Italy’s National Team at the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Olympic Games, which netted him 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. He was also on 3 European Championship teams (1999, 2003, 2005), and 2 World League winning teams (1999 and 2000). He was named the best server at both the 1999 and 2001 World Leagues, the best blocker at the 2003 and 2005 European Championships, the best blocker at the 2004 World League, and Italy’s Player of the Year in 2009. He was given honors of the Knight’s Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and Officer’s Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Una Vita Spericolata, his new endeavor? It receives a rating of 3.9 stars out of 5 on comingsoon.it, and a rating of 5.1 stars out of 10 on IMDB. Its box office take in Italy was $106,863 according to the-numbers.com.
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