The Negotiator
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Baghdad, 2005. After Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena is kidnapped by insurgents, veteran SISMI negotiator Nicola Calipari is tasked with rescuing her, but interference from US forces in Iraq compromises his mission.
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Cast
45 people
Claudio Santamaria
Nicola Calipari
Known for
They Call Me Jeeg
Freaks Out
Sonia Bergamasco
Giuliana Sgrena
Known for
Where Am I Going?
Like a Cat on a Highway
Anna Ferzetti
Rosa Calipari
Known for
Curon
La Grazia
Marta Giovannozzi
Andra
Known for
Per Elisa: An Italian Crime Story
Sergio Romano
Gabriele Polo
Known for
The Last One for the Road
Romulus
Jerry Mastrodomenico
Giulio Carbonaro
Known for
Boris
The Great Day
Fethi Nouri
Ismael
Also in
The Last Queen
Chronicles of my Village
Abbas Abdulghani
Rayan
Known for
Mosul
Omar Danaya
Kidnapper
Davy Eduard King
L.T. Acosta
Known for
The Decameron
Anas Lahdaira
Abbas
Abdelaziz Ouenza
Hssien
Also in
2 Wjouh
Rihlat Al Omr
Alessandro Tonda Director · Sandro Petraglia Screenplay Davide Cosco Story
Director
Alessandro Tonda
Screenplay Story
Sandro Petraglia
Story
Davide Cosco
Story
Lorenzo Bagnatori
Composer
Paolo Vivaldi
Composer
Alessandro Sartini
Cinematographer
Paola Roberti
Cinematographer
Bruno Degrave
Editor
Chiara Vullo
Production designer
Sabrina Balestra
Costume designer
Ginevra De Carolis
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $7.3M · First release March 6, 2025
Box office
Budget
$7,324,508
Worldwide gross
$1,061,893
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Notorious Pictures
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Tarantula
Production
Italy · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Il Nibbio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 6, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
September 23, 2025 · Premiere · ST. ALi Italian Film Festival
Italy
December 19, 2025 · Physical
Russia
April 18, 2025 · Premiere · 47th Moscow International Film Festival
July 31, 2025 · Theatrical
September 11, 2025 · Digital
South Korea
July 1, 2026 · Digital · 2026-VF01749
Spain
December 19, 2025 · Theatrical
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