Loose Cannons (2010)
"Mine vaganti" (original title)

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies ... See full summary »

Director:

Ferzan Ozpetek

Writers:

Ivan Cotroneo, Ferzan Ozpetek

Stars:

Riccardo Scamarcio, Nicole Grimaudo, Alessandro Preziosi

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Riccardo Scamarcio	...	Tommaso Cantone
Nicole Grimaudo	...	Alba Brunetti
Alessandro Preziosi	...	Antonio Cantone
Ennio Fantastichini	...	Vincenzo Cantone
Lunetta Savino	...	Stefania Cantone
Ilaria Occhini	...	La nonna
Bianca Nappi	...	Elena - Tommaso's sister
Carmine Recano	...	Marco
Massimiliano Gallo	...	Salvatore - Elena's Husband
Paola Minaccioni	...	Teresa
Gianluca De Marchi	...	Davide
Mauro Bonaffini	...	Massimiliano
Giorgio Marchesi	...	Nicola
Matteo Taranto	...	Domenico
Gea Martire	...	Patrizia

Storyline

Tommaso is the youngest son of the Cantones, a large, traditional southern Italian family operating a pasta-making business since the 1960s. On a trip home from Rome, where he studies literature and lives with his boyfriend, Tommaso decides to tell his parents the truth about himself. But when he is finally ready to come out in front of the entire family, his older brother Antonio ruins his plans.

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Plot Keywords:

factory | dinner | gay | heart attack | writer | 

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Taglines:

Some Family Secrets are Best Kept in the Closet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook (Spanish) Official site [de]

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

12 March 2010 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Loose Cannons

Filming Locations:

Gallipoli, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fandango, Rai Cinema, Apulia Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Sorry I'm a Lady"
Written by Rolf Soja and Frank Dostal
Performed by Baccara

User Reviews

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Ferzan Ozpeteck the Turkish born director is one of the most reliable Italian directors of the last few years. He visits and revisits his own personal universe like an Italian Pedro Almodovar but, not quite. His gay characters are likable but not totally credible, I wonder why. Here a beautiful cast headed by the, getting better, Riccardo Scamarccio tells us a family tragicomedy that, although set in 2010, behaves like something out of the 50's. The high moments are underline by the beautiful Ilaria Occhini as the grandmother, a character with vision and strength. The Ennio Fantastichini character is rather hard to take and the script is clunky at best. Ideas have to be nurtured but here they seem to have been removed out of the oven a bit too early. It needed more time. Pacing is always a problem in Ozpeteck films. I started glancing at my watch half way through the film and that has to do with thought or the lack of it. It's not organic enough. It feels as if the destiny of the characters was decided on the go. Pity. What's good however, it's very good and makes it a film worth seeing.