Federico Ferrone studied History at the University of Bologna and Political Science in Paris. As an assistant director he was involved in the TV documentary series HISTOIRES EN MEDITERRANEE (2005) produced in Tunisia. He co-directed the awardwinning documentaries BANLIYÖ- BANLIEUE (2004), MERICA (2007) and THE ENEMY WITHIN (2009). His film THE TRAIN TO MOSCOW (2013) was selected, among others, in the main competition at the Torino Film Festival and the documentary competition of Karlovy Vary IFF