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"Milani-Cortellesi...bring to the theatre another enjoyable comedy." - CINEMATOGRAFO.IT
PLOT:

Giovanna maintains a low-profile,dividing her time between an apparently boring job as an accountant at the Ministry and her home life, where she is busy with her daughter Martina and her overbearing mother.
But behind this dull façade, Giovanna is actually a secret agent, engaged in extremely dangerous and thrilling international missions. During a reunion with her former high school classmates, Giovanna decides on a new mission that will improve the lives of her family and friends.

CAST: Paola Cortellesi, Stefano Fresi, Paola Minaccioni, Claudia Pandolfi, Vinicio Marchioni,  Lucia Mascino, Ricky Memphis, Tomas Arana, Teco  Celio, Remo Girone, Alessandro Roja, Carla Signoris, Marco Pancrazi
YEAR: 2019
LENGTH: 98 min.
GENRE: Comedy
AWARDS: • Best Actress in a Comedy (Paola Cortellesi), Best Actor in a Comedy (Stefano Fresi): Nastro d'argento
• Nominated Best Actress in a Comedy (Paola Minaccioni, Carla Signoris): Nastro d'argento
RATING: USA: no rating; Australia: M; Italy: +13

TIMES: Pittsburgh: March 25, 7:00 p.m.
  Kansas City: April 6, 6:30 p.m.
  St. Louis: April 7, 7:30 p.m.
  Detroit: April 22, 7:30 p.m.
  Milwaukee: April 29, 7:00 p.m.

 
  Please note, while the trailer may not include subtitles, the film will be screened with English subtitles

DIRECTOR NOTES:     RM

Riccardo Milani, born in Rome, is a director and screenwriter. He began as an assistant director to Mario Monicelli, Nanni Moretti and Daniele Luchetti.  He made his directorial debut in 1997 with the film Auguri professore,  for which he was nominated Best New Director. He won the Nastro d’argento Best Comedy award for Come un gatto in tangenziale.

Milani said of this film: “We wanted to tell something about this country, a moment [in this country's situation] particularly worthy of being told because there is little to laugh about.”

DISTRIBUTOR: True Colours, Largo Italo Gemini 1, Rome