Josciua Algeri(1995-2017)

Jusciua Algeri was born in Seriate (Bergamo, Italy). At the age of 16 he was arrested and taken to a juvenile jail. In that period he discovered the passion for music and acting. He wrote a song, "A testa alta", and won an award at the Caltanissetta Festival. After being released in September 2014, he was discovered by filmmaker Claudio Giovannesi, who cast him in his film "Fiore" after seeing him in a stage performance in prison. The film was screened at Cannes, selected in the "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs" section. In March 2017, he died in a road accident while driving his scooter: he slipped on the wet tarmac, violently hitting a car. He died on the blow. He was father of a baby girl.