Braccialetti rossi

Braccialetti rossi
Genre	teen drama comedy-drama medical drama
Based on	Polseres vermelles by Albert Espinosa
Developed by	Carlo Degli Esposti Nicola Serra
Starring	Aurora Ruffino Carmine Buschini Brando Pacitto Pio Luigi Piscicelli Lorenzo Guidi Mirko Trovato Denise Tantucci Daniel Lorenz Alviar Tenorio Angela Curri Cloe Romagnoli Giulia Flauto Moisè Curia Nicolò Bertonelli Maria Melandri Silvia Mazzieri Carlotta Natoli Michela Cescon Simonetta Solder Laura Chiatti Ignazio Oliva Federica De Cola Francesca Valtorta Vittorio Viviani Giulio Cristini Niccolò Senni Giorgio Colangeli Giampaolo Morelli Andrea Tidona Antonella Genga Lele Vannoli Bartolomeo Colucci Giorgio Martina Greta Visentins Francesco de Miranda Carmelo Galati Simone Gandolfo Francesca Chillemi Giorgio Marchesi Luca Ward
Composer(s)	Niccolò Agliardi Stefano Lentini
Country of origin	Italy
Original language(s)	Italian
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	19 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Guido Simonetti
Location(s)	Apulia, Italy
Cinematography	Giacomo Campiotti
Camera setup	Stefano Ricciotti
Running time	100 minutes
Production company(s)	Rai Fiction Palomar Apulia Film Commission
Distributor	Rai Fiction
Release
Original network	Rai 1 Rai Premium (re-run)
Picture format	720p (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format	surround
Original release	January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26) – in production
External links
Website

Braccialetti rossi (pronounced [brattʃaˈletti ˈrossi]; literally "Red bracelets") is an Italian teen medical comedy-drama television series broadcast on RAI Italian television. Based upon the Catalan drama series Polseres vermelles, the series focuses on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward.

Production

Filming

The series is entirely shot in Apulia region. The set of the hospital was constructed inside the CIASU - Centro Internazionale Alti Studi Universitari, Fasano, while other sets were located in the Stadio del Nuoto, Bari, and in the city of Monopoli. During the second season, other sets were added: Fasanolandia and a school located in Via Giuseppe di Vagno 10, Bari.

Music

Dedicated songs were created for the teen drama, including the opening themes for the first and second season: "Braccialetti rossi – Io non ho finito" and "Watanka!", respectively. The opening theme for the third one is "Simili", a 2015 single by Laura Pausini, also included in her homonymous album.

Casa Discografica Carosello produced the first album named Braccialetti rossi. The album includes:

• "Braccialetti rossi – Io non ho finito" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Tifo per te" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Tutto si muove" (Ermal Meta)
• "Acqua e ghiaccio" (Emma Marrone)
• "Conta" (Francesco Facchinetti)
• "Lettera dall'inferno" (Emis Killa)
• "Una storia lontana" (Greta)
• "Sogni col motore" (Edwyn Roberts)
• "La porta" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Il Cile – Non dimentico" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "A parole mie" (Simone Patrizi)
• "Il mare dentro di me" (Marco Velluti)
• "Main theme" (Stefano Lentini).

The album also features famous Italian songs: "Mi tengo" (Laura Pausini), "Non me lo so spiegare" (Tiziano Ferro), "Ogni volta" (Vasco Rossi).

For the second season, the same record company produced another album named Braccialetti rossi 2, including:

• "Il bene si avvera – Ci sono anch'io" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Acrobati" (Niccolò Agliardi, Edwyn Roberts, L'Aura)
• "Non importa veramente" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Non lo so" (Roberto Vecchioni)
• "Se rinasci" (Emma Marrone)
• "Volevo perdonarti" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Braccialetti rossi – Io non ho finito" (Niccolò Agliardi, The Hills)
• "Ti do la memoria" (Alessandro Casillo)
• "Tulipani" (Paola Turci)
• "Main theme" (Stefano Lentini)
• "L'inizio del mondo" (various artists).

The album also features other famous Italian songs: "Buonanotte fiorellino" (Francesco De Gregori), "Mercurio" (Emis Killa).

Watanka! is an album with original music by Stefano Lentini: "Main theme (Braccialetti rossi)", "Nascita del gruppo", "L'Imprescindibile (Tema di Rocco)", "Padri", "Il campo di calcio (Tema di Davide)", "Rosso ora", "Watanka!", "Primo respiro", "Lo sguardo (Tema di Vale)", "Un sorriso delicato (Tema di Cris)", "Il Furbo (Tema di Toni)", "Dopo", "Il Leader", "Rosso dentro", "Aspettare", "La piscina", "Madri".

Main cast and characters

Series synopses and episodes

Awards and nominations

• 2014 – Roma Fiction Fest: Premio speciale della giuria to the cast.^[1]
• 2014 – Premio Cinearti La chioma di Berenice: Premio Miglior Colonna Sonora per la Fiction to Stefano Lentini and Niccolò Agliardi.^[2]
• 2015 – Premio Colonne Sonore: Premio Miglior Colonna Sonora per la Fiction 2014 to Stefano Lentini.^[3]

External links

• Official website
• Braccialetti rossi at the Internet Movie Database

References