A perfect Italian family with perfect dysfunction — and one very Buddhist housewife.
In a small town in southern Italy lives the Di Gennaro family. Gennaro, the householder, is a noted dentist, married to Anna, a housewife, a few years away from converting to Buddhism. They have two sons: Roberto, last year medical student and guitarist in a small band, and Mattia who attended the first year of high school. The Di Gennaros appear to be a perfect family, but each character hides flaws and excesses.
Acting
Casagrande's dentist ego crumbling in real-time is *chef's kiss*
Writing
Buddhist conversion as domestic warfare — genuinely inspired
Production
Small-town southern Italy shot like everyone's watching, always
Director
Luigi Russo
Maurizio Casagrande
Gennaro Di Gennaro
Massimo Ceccherini
Pino
Maurizio Battista
Conte Pozzan de la Ghera
Nina Seničar
Angela
Giacomo Rizzo
Zio Guglielmo
Sebastiano Lo Monaco
Provveditore
Andrea Roncato
Professore
Nando Paone
Il vigile urbano
Susy Del Giudice
Assunta
Cosetta Turco
Nunzia Torrisi
Renato Paioli
Roberto
Paola Lavini
Bonaria
Margherita Di Rauso
Anna
Nunzia Schiano
Francesca Ceci
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes Italy's north-south divide through the 'perfect' Di Gennaro facade — southern respectability politics as comedy.
Maurizio Casagrande and Massimo Ceccherini were comedy duo partners for years; their improvised bickering dominates several scenes.
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