TV series · 2022
Directed by Giuseppe Gagliardi
A Sky Original series starring Luca Zingaretti as Bruno Testori, the governor of a border prison who runs it by his own rules. Shot across Rome, Turin, Civitavecchia and Trieste, where the production used Piazza Oberdan, Ponterosso, the Porto Vecchio and the Antico Caffè San Marco.
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Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
A literary café founded in 1914, at the heart of the Trieste of Svevo and Saba. Liberty-style interiors with wooden masks and marble tables, today also a bookshop and restaurant. One of Italy's most celebrated historic cafés.
The King (Il Re)
Discover moreAcross Rome, Turin, Civitavecchia and Trieste. In Trieste, filming covered Piazza Oberdan, Ponterosso, the Porto Vecchio and the Antico Caffè San Marco, as documented by the film tourism portal of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Film Commission.
The Antico Caffè San Marco in Trieste, founded in 1914 and still open today: some scenes in the series are shot in its interiors.
Bruno Testori runs a prison on Italy's eastern border by his own highly personal rules, until internal investigations into several murders and the presence of a suspected terrorist put him under pressure. A second season arrived in 2025.