Italy / Mar 21, 2013 / T
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
In a small mountain village lives a man with a challenging name, Giuseppe Garibaldi (one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland"), but everybody call him with the nickname Peppino. Love fishing, the company of friends, the library where he works as a precarious employee. He is an optimistic person even if his child accuse him of being a wannabe. One day, due to a mess of politicians, an amazing thing happens: Peppino is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic. Pulled out from his quiet life, is to play a role for which he knows he is obviously inappropriate, but his common sense and his instinctive gestures are incredibly effective, except for the etiquette, for which he is in trouble. The inflexible and fascinating Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, Janis Clementi, is anxious to no avail in an attempt to regulate the unpredictable actions of the President...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michele Alhaique | Piero |
| Franco Ravera | Luciano |
| Gianni Cavina | Mr. Fausto |
| Patrizio Rispo | General Cavallo |
| Pietro Sarubbi | Brazilian President |
| Piera Degli Esposti | Janis' Mother |
| Gigio Morra | Drunk |
| Federico Galante | Center-Right Leader's Assistant |
| Lina Wertmüller | Potere Forte |
| Pupi Avati | Potere Forte |
| Gianni Rondolino | Potere Forte |
| Helga Cossu | Helga Cossu |
| Roberto Tallei | Roberto Tallei |
| Cristiana Ambrosoli | Romona |
| Armando De Razza | |
| Girolamo Di Stolfo | |
| Margherita De Francisco |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Benvenuto Presidente! |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Indigo Film, RAI Cinema |
| Release date | 21 marzo 2013 |
| Executive producer | Viola Prestieri |
| Production | Luca Bitterlin, Nicola Giuliano, Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima |
| Writer | Fabio Bonifacci, Christian Poli |
| Casting | Caterina Costa, Alessia Loreti |
| Editing | Giogiò Franchini, Carlo Simeoni, Donatella Ruggiero |
| Cinematography | Saverio Guarna, Daniele Proietti, Paolo Tiberti, Andrea Beck Peccoz, Cristian Ruocco, Sandro De Frino, Maurizio Cremisini, Danilo Caruso, Martino Pellion Di Persano |
| Assistant directors | Elide Albertinotti, Stefano Pastore, Elide Cortesi, Francesco Capone, Francesca Gasperini, Armando De Vincentis, Riccardo Milani, Martina Monicelli |
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