The film follows Vince, a dissatisfied young man from a Roman mountain village, who moves to Pescara to work as a cook. He falls for Genny, a waitress with a travel phobia, but his father Cenzo arrives, seeking Vince’s help to win back his ex-wife Paola.
Acting
Elio Germano's exasperated everyman energy is pitch-perfect
Direction
Tavarelli balances farce and melancholy without tipping over
Production
Pescara vs. mountain village contrast feels lived-in, not postcard
Director
Gianluca Maria Tavarelli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tavarelli cut his teeth on Italian TV crime dramas; this was his deliberate pivot to 'human comedy' before it was fashionable.
The 'southern son moves north' narrative was EVERYWHERE in early 2000s Italian cinema—this one dares to ask what happens when the south follows you.
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