My Name Is Thomas (Italian: Il mio nome è Thomas or La chiamavano Maryam) is a 2018 Italian drama film directed by Terence Hill and starring Hill alongside Matt Patresi, Eva Basteiro-Bertoli, Veronica Bitto and Guia Jelo.[1] The film is the return of Terence Hill since he appeared in Doc West (2009).[2]
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| Italian | Il mio nome è Thomas |
| Italian | La chiamavano Maryam |
| Directed by | Terence Hill |
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| Cinematography | Roberta Allegrini |
| Edited by | Luca Benedetti |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
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| Distributed by | Romis Film |
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Running time | 96 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
It is produced by Luisa Tonon and Jess Hill, Terence's son, and distributed by Lux Vide, the same distributor of Don Matteo.[3]
The film is dedicated to Bud Spencer when, on 27 June 2016, before the end of the shooting of the film, Spencer died.[2] It was released on 19 April 2018.[4]
Film was presented on 8 December 2016 in the program Rischiatutto, conducted by Fabio Fazio, where Terence Hill showed the trailer.[5] In March 2018 was announced the final release of the film on 19 April.[5]
It was shot in Almería in locations as parque de las Almadrabillas, port of Almeria, Cable Inglés, Tabernas and Pescadería.[6][7]
Thomas starts from Italy to reach the desert in the Almeria area where he can meditate on the pages of a book he loves in a special way. Shortly after the departure on his Harley Davidson, he helps a girl, Lucia, to escape from two undesirable types from whom she stole money.