Tolo Tolo

Name: Tolo Tolo
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 2020-01-01
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Checco Zalone, Manda Touré, Nassor Said Birya, Souleymane Sylla, Giovanni D'Addario

2020·Movie·94 min·★ 6.1(1,308)

Comedy Drama Family

Checco is a young Apulian entrepreneur dreamer who has opened a sushi restaurant in his Apulia. However, after one month, the restaurant went bankrupt and he chose to emigrate to Africa to escape from debt. Here he adapts to being a waiter in a resort in Kenya, but at the outbreak of a civil war he decides to embark on a stowaway trip on a boat for migrants to Europe and chooses to do it with his African friends. However, he would not like to return to Italy, but rather to go to Liechtenstein where banking secrecy is in force and there is a lower tax burden than in Italy.

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About Tolo Tolo

Tolo Tolo is a 2020 Italian-language comedy, drama and family film directed by Checco Zalone. The cast is led by Checco Zalone, Manda Touré, Nassor Said Birya. It has a runtime of 1h 34m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 1300 ratings.

Tolo Tolo was produced by Taodue Film, Medusa Film, and Sky Cinema and made in Italy and Morocco. It was released on January 1, 2020. Made on a budget of about $20 million, it went on to gross $52 million worldwide.

Director: Checco Zalone
Writers: Checco Zalone, Paolo Virzì
Release date: January 1, 2020
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy, Morocco
Budget: $20 million
Box office: $52 million
Production: Taodue Film, Medusa Film, Sky Cinema

Tolo Tolo cast & crew

Tolo Tolo was directed by Checco Zalone and written by Checco Zalone and Paolo Virzì.

The cast features Checco Zalone as Pierfrancesco "Checco" Zalone, Manda Touré as Idjaba, Nassor Said Birya as Doudou, Souleymane Sylla as Oumar, Giovanni D'Addario as Luigi Gramegna, and Barbara Bouchet as Signora Inge.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Checco Zalone, cinematography is by Fabio Zamarion, and it was produced by Pietro Valsecchi.

Is Tolo Tolo worth watching?

Tolo Tolo holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 1,308 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 34m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and family, Tolo Tolo is worth a place on your watchlist.

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