Belli Ciao | ST. ALi Italian Film Festival 2022

Starring and co-written by popular comic duo Pio and Amedeo, hit comedy Belli Ciao from Gennaro Nunziante (Where am I Going?, IFF16) delivers a lighthearted north versus south culture clash.

Pio and Amedeo are inseparable friends until they finish high school, when they are faced with the fateful dilemma that grips young people of the South: give up everything and go north for work or stay home and build a better tomorrow. While the ambitious Pio decides to leave for Milan, Amedeo chooses to remain in their hometown, dividing his time between a health care shop and the town council, working with the Mayor to help prevent the exodus of the youth to the north.

But to revive the local economy, a large investment is needed and due to an unpredictable twist of fate, the two friends meet again after years apart. By working towards a common goal, the pair rediscover their friendship and realise that home is not where you are, but who you are with.

2022 | 90 min | Italy | Comedy

CastPio D’Antini, Amedeo Grieco, Lorena Cacciatore, Rosa Diletta Rossi, Nicasio Catanese, Giorgio Colangeli

LanguageItalian with English subtitles

Official Selection

Italian Contemporary Film Festival 2022

THERE IS A DESIRE TO SMILE IN THIS PANDEMIC PERIOD AND THIS LIGHT COMEDY OF PIO AND AMEDEO HAS HIT THE MARK.

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DIRECTOR: GENNARO NUNZIANTE

Born in 1963, director, screenwriter, editor and actor Gennaro Nunziante is known for his four Checco Zalone films. In 2009 he wrote and directed Cado dalle nubi starring Zalone and has since directed three of the highest grossing Italian films in Italy: 2016 Festival favourite Where am I Going? (IFF16), Che bella giornata (2011) and Sole a catinelle (2013).