Two cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the mafia.
Acting
Ficarra & Picone's real-life chemistry crackles through every scene.
Direction
Three directors, zero chaos—tight comedic timing throughout.
Writing
Mistaken identity hijinks that actually land every punchline.
Director
Salvatore Ficarra
Salvatore Ficarra
Gaetano
Valentino Picone
Paolo
Anna Safroncik
Olga
Claudio Gioè
Antonio
Domenico Centamore
Ignazio, l'esattore
Tuccio Musumeci
Il vecchio sposo
Pino Caruso
Don Gino
Mario Pupella
don Mimí
Mariella Lo Giudice
mamma di Paolo
Rosa Pianeta
mamma di Gaetano
Giovanni Martorana
Pietro
Gino Astorina
commissario di Polizia
Angelo Pellegrino
amministratore dell'albergo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ficarra and Picone are Sicily's most beloved comedy duo, essentially the island's answer to Laurel & Hardy with added existential dread.
The fake mafia plot mirrors real Sicilian anxiety—the film released amid ongoing anti-mafia trials, making its laughs genuinely nervy.
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