

Corrupt and sleazy entrepreneur Cetto La Qualunque comes back to Italy and "jumps into politics" lest his law-abiding opponent, Giovanni De Santis, is elected as mayor.
Acting
Albanese's committed grotesque performance
Writing
Absurdist dialogue that hits too close to reality

Director
Giulio Manfredonia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Albanese's Cetto character originated on Italian TV in the 1990s, making this film years of satirical buildup finally hitting the big screen.
Released years before Berlusconi's actual political implosion, the film accidentally became documentary.