Overview
A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his life as if he were on it.
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Awards
Won the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix (2012)
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Nominations
Nominated for the David di Donatello for Best Director (2013)
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Box office
Grossed $3.35M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Rome
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Setting
Set in Naples
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Music
Music by Alexandre Desplat
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Marco Onorato
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Maurizio BraucciScreenplay
- Massimo GaudiosoScreenplay, Story
- Matteo GarroneScreenplay, Story
- Ugo ChitiScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 4, 2012
- Original language
- Italian
- Revenue
- $3.4M
- Countries
- France, Italy
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Cast
Aniello ArenaLuciano
Loredana SimioliMaria
Nando PaoneMichele
Graziella MarinaMamma di Luciano
Nello IorioMassimone
Nunzia SchianoZia Nunzia
Rosaria D'UrsoZia Rosaria
Giuseppina CervizziGiusy
Claudia GeriniPresentatrice Grande Fratello
Raffaele FerranteEnzo
Paola MinaccioniCliente romana- Vittorio RussoProprietario del bar
Ciro PetroneBarista
Salvatore MisticoneCalzolaio- Vincenzo RiccioVincenzo
- Martina GraziusoMartina
- Alessandra ScognamilloAlessandra
- Berta BertèAspirante concorrente
Yohana AllenConcorrente della casa
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