Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Luca Argentero | ... | Piero Bonutti | |
Claudia Gerini | ... | Adele Ferri | |
Filippo Nigro | ... | Remo | |
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Antonio Catania | ... | Corazza |
Francesco Pannofino | ... | Galeazzo | |
Giuseppe Cederna | ... | Serafini | |
Rinaldo Rocco | ... | Samuele | |
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Mauro Mortaroli | ||
Paolo Graziosi | |||
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Paolo Fosso | ||
Lucia Mascino | |||
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Monica Samassa | ||
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Magali Marie Alemps | ||
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Paolo Altin | ||
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Giorgio Amodeo |
What happens when an openly gay man decides to run for mayor in a super conservative town in North Eastern Italy, using his homosexuality as his secret weapon? What would happen if during the electoral campaign, our hero falls in love with his right hand man who happens to be a - woman? What will the voters say, the political opponents, his official companion? And what..in the end will his heart say? Written by d. k.
This is an unusual Italian release. It doesn't aspire to more than what it is and what it is, is rather nice. What's good about it is mostly thanks to Luca Argentero and Filippo Negri. Argentero is rapidly becoming a big star and with reason. He has a compelling presence on the screen and you can sense a lot of room for improvement, so, I'm sure that when he meets the "right" director he will become transcendental. Filippo Negri is perfect as his loving foil and their scenes together reeked of an unexpected truth. Claudia Gerini however, more restrained than usual but not restrained enough still plays to the camera for laughs. She doesn't seem to trust her own delivery or anything about her character. The script should be applauded for so many daring things but the structure is faulty to say the least. Gerini's change of heart is far too fast, for a cunning political woman, the fastness contradicted everything about the character but, let me say, I was amused and I was taken by the intentions. Not a film by one of those unbearable "auteurs" and not a mindless Chrismas comedy either. Than in itself makes it a welcome oddity.