Welcome Mr. President!(2013)
Overview
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...
Director
Riccardo Milani
Studio
Indigo Film
Revenue
$10M
Cast
Claudio Bisio
as Peppino
Kasia Smutniak
as Janis
Giuseppe Fiorello
as Politician With Goatee
Remo Girone
as Morelli
Massimo Popolizio
as Simple Politician
Cesare Bocci
as Handsome Politician
Omero Antonutti
as General Secretary
Michele Alhaique
as Piero
Franco Ravera
as Luciano
Gianni Cavina
as Mr. Fausto
Patrizio Rispo
as General Cavallo
Pietro Sarubbi
as Brazilian President
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Movie Facts
Release Year
2013
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
Italian
Rating
6.2 / 10
Box Office
$10M
Production Companies
Indigo Film • RAI Cinema
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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...
Who directed Welcome Mr. President!?▼
Welcome Mr. President! was directed by Riccardo Milani and released in 2013. It is a comedy film.
How long is Welcome Mr. President!?▼
Welcome Mr. President! has a runtime of 1 hours and 38 minutes (98 minutes total).
Who stars in Welcome Mr. President!?▼
The cast of Welcome Mr. President! includes Claudio Bisio as Peppino, Kasia Smutniak as Janis, Giuseppe Fiorello as Politician With Goatee, Remo Girone as Morelli, Massimo Popolizio as Simple Politician and more.
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