Welcome Mr. President!

Name: Welcome Mr. President!
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2013-03-21
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Claudio Bisio, Kasia Smutniak, Giuseppe Fiorello, Remo Girone, Massimo Popolizio

2013·Movie·98 min·★ 6.2(707)

Comedy

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...

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About Welcome Mr. President!

Welcome Mr. President! is a 2013 Italian-language comedy film directed by Riccardo Milani. The cast is led by Claudio Bisio, Kasia Smutniak, Giuseppe Fiorello. It has a runtime of 1h 38m. Viewers rate it 6.2/10 across 700 ratings.

Welcome Mr. President! was produced by Indigo Film and RAI Cinema and made in Italy. It was released on March 21, 2013. At the box office it grossed around $10 million worldwide.

Director: Riccardo Milani
Writers: Fabio Bonifacci
Release date: March 21, 2013
Original language: Italian
Status: Released
Country: Italy
Box office: $10 million
Production: Indigo Film, RAI Cinema

Welcome Mr. President! cast & crew

Welcome Mr. President! was directed by Riccardo Milani and written by Fabio Bonifacci.

The cast features Claudio Bisio as Peppino, Kasia Smutniak as Janis, Giuseppe Fiorello as Politician With Goatee, Remo Girone as Morelli, Massimo Popolizio as Simple Politician, and Cesare Bocci as Handsome Politician.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrea Guerra, cinematography is by Saverio Guarna, and it was produced by Nicola Giuliano and Viola Prestieri.

Is Welcome Mr. President! worth watching?

Welcome Mr. President! holds an audience score of 6.2/10 from 707 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 38m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Welcome Mr. President! is worth a place on your watchlist.

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