On the Run is Bruno de Almeida's 1999 feature film debut. It stars Michael Imperioli and John Ventimiglia (a few months before both appeared in The Sopranos) and is written by Joseph Minion, based on a story by Bruno de Almeida and Jonathan Berman It won the award for best film at the 1999 Ourense Film Festival in Spain. The film was nominated for a Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival and for an Open Palm at the Gotham Awards in New York in 2000. It was released theatrically and also broadcast in Europe and in the US. It had its cable debut on The Independent Film Channel in 2001, and was released on DVD in 2002, becoming a cult classic.

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On the Run
Directed by	Bruno de Almeida
Screenplay by	Joseph Minion
Produced by	Bruno de Almeida Tino Navarro
Starring	Michael Imperioli John Ventimiglia Drena De Niro Nick Sandow Sharon Angela
Cinematography	Igor Sunara
Edited by	Beatrice Sisul
Music by	Frank London
Release date	1999
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	USA, Portugal
Language	English

Synopsis

Albert is an introverted travel agent living a lonely life in New York City. When Louie, his best friend from childhood, appears having just escaped from prison, Albert's quiet existence is permanently disrupted. What ensues is one long, crazy night in New York that will change both their lives forever. A tragic-comedy in the tradition of the seventies buddy flicks.

Cast

Awards

• Ourense Independent Film Festival Grand Prize, best feature, Ourense, Spain 1999
• Gotham Awards Nominated Open Palm Award, New York, USA 2000
• Paris Film Festival Nominated, Paris, France 1999

External links

• On the Run at IMDb
• Bruno de Almeida official site
• Bruno de Almeida films page on Facebook
• YouTube trailer
• Google

References

• Variety review, by Lisa Nesselson, April 28, 1999
• New York Press review by Matt Zoller Seitz, Oct 3, 2000
• Público review by Vasco T. Menezes, May 24, 2004
• RTP programing
• Interview by Richard Raskin P.O.V. June 24, 1999
• Amazon