RAce for Glory: Audi vs Lancia – film directed by Stefano Mordini aired tonight on the first TV on Rai 3 At 9.20 pm – tells the rivalry between Audi and Lancia in the 1983 Rally World Championship. A history of sports also rich in introspection, starring Riccardo Scamarcio in the role of Cesare Fiorio, brilliant sports director of the spear.
Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia: the plot of the film tonight 20 September on first TV on Rai 3
The film tells One of the most exciting challenges in the history of sport: the 1983 rally world championshipswhere two great protagonists collided. On the one hand, The German team of Audi, at the forefront of technology It is considered unbeatable, guided by the precise and ambitious Roland Gumpert (Daniel Brühl). On the other, the Italian pride of the Lancia, a symbol of passion and determination, headed by the tenacious Cesare Fiorio (Riccardo Scamarcio)ready for anything to overturn any prediction.
Despite the technical superiority of the Audi Quattro, Fiorio does not let himself be discouraged And he decides to rely not only to mechanics, but also to the ingenuity and the team spirit. The man thus puts together an unusual but competitive team, capable of surprising. At the center of the project is Walter Röhrl (Volker Bruch), a shy but extraordinary pilot, to whom the Lancies Rally 037, the last two -wheel drive car capable of competing at the highest levels.
It starts like this A legendary duel made of strategy, speed and couragein which each race becomes a battle and each choice can change the fate of the championship. A real journey between dust, impossible curves and challenges at the last secondwhich tells not only a sporting rivalry but also The clash between two world visions: German efficiency against Italian creativity.
A scene from the film “Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia”. (Medusa Film)
An apparatus history of sport and engines
Directed by Stefano Mordini, Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia It is a film that, while sinking the roots on a little told of sport, avoids the clichés of the sports biopic To focus on a dry, almost documentary, capable staging of returning Tension, rhythm and emotional truth. Mordini chooses the path of realism, avoiding the spectacular emphasis and focusing on the humanity of the charactersin particular that of Cesare Fiorio, interpreted with intensity measured by Riccardo Scamarcio.
The film finds a good balance therefore between entertainment and introspectioneffectively alternating the race sequences – well shot, but never intrusive – to those of psychological and strategic comparison. Daniel Brühl and Volker Bruch complete the cast with solid and credible performancesat the service of a narrative that speaks of challenge, method and vision.
Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia In conclusion it is a sober work, which does not seek the stroke with effect But aims at stylistic coherence and attention to detail. Not everything flows with the same strength – some passages are more didactic – but Overall, the film has succeeded, capable of exciting even those who are not rally expert.
To lead the cast of Race for Glory: Audi vs Lancia There is Riccardo Scamarcio
Among the most loved actor of Italian cinema, Riccardo Scamarcio for over twenty years has built a solid career who led him to act abroad. After some apprenticeship, The notoriety arrives in 2004 with Three meters above the sky where it becomes the Italian teen idol par excellence. Scamarcio, however, is very good at being able to break the label off and, Over the years, he starred with great authors such as Abel Ferrara, Woody Allen and Paolo Sorrentino.
In October it will be seen in the film Zvanì – The family novel by Giovanni Pascolipresented a few weeks at the Venice Festival 2025. The film tells the life of the great Romagna poetplayed by Federico Cesari, and in addition to Scamarcio He sees in the cast Benedetta Porcaroli. The actor’s life partner from 2022 When, on the set of The shadow of the daythe two they persisted in love.