Francesco Cabras

{{Short description|Italian actor and film director}} '''Francesco Cabras''' (born 27 May 1966, in Rome) is an Italian actor and film director. He played the role of Gesmas on Mel Gibson's ''The Passion of the Christ'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=The Passion of the Christ movie review (2004) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-passion-of-the-christ-2004 |website=rogerebert.com |accessdate=June 4, 2020 |date=February 24, 2004}}</ref> the chief of the rebels in Kurt Wimmer's ''Equilibrium'', and Grigori Rasputin in Louis Nero's 2011 film ''Rasputin''.<ref>http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Spettacolo/Tra-verita-e-leggenda-esce-il-film-Rasputin-Franco-Nero-E-stato-un-martire_311876475852.htmld {{dead link|date=September 2021}}</ref>

He is currently working as a director, writer, cinematographer, cameraman and producer. His acting debut won him the 1996 Nanni Moretti's Sacher Festival Award for best leading actor.

He directed, together with Alberto Molinari, ''The Big Question'', a feature documentary selected at ''AFI'' Festival in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web |last=Koehler |first=Robert |title=The Big Question |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/the-big-question-1200529581/ |website=Variety |accessdate=June 4, 2020 |date=November 11, 2004}}</ref> about the faith and the perception of the divine distributed by ''ThinkFilm''. The film was originally produced by Mel Gibson.

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