''Breaking Up in Rome'' (

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: ''Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma'') is a 2021 Italian-Spanish

romantic comedy film Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy e ...

co-written and directed by Edoardo Leo and starring Edoardo Leo,

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and Claudia Gerini.

Plot

Cast

* Edoardo Leo as Tommaso Rosso *

as Zoe * Claudia Gerini as Elena Veneziani * Stefano Fresi as Umberto * Esther Ortega as Esther * Anna Dalton as Nina * Enrica Guidi as Valentina * Marco Bonini as Nello * Jonis Bascir as Simone *

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as Franco * Paola Sotgiu as Maria * Clemente Pernarella as Flavio * Lucia Guzzardi as Rachele * Thierno Thiam as Omar * Georgia Lepore as Bar Owner

Production

The film was produced by Fulvio and Federica Lucisano. Principal photography started in Rome on 7 July 2020. The original title comes from a hit song by Niccolò Fabi.

Release

The film was released on Italian cinemas on 30 November 2021.

Reception

For this film, Leo was awarded the

Flaiano Prize The Premi Flaiano (English: Flaiano Prizes) are a set of Italian international awards recognizing achievements in the fields of creative writing, cinema, theatre and radio-television. Established to honour the Italian author and screenwriter Enn ...

for best director.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2021 films 2021 romantic comedy films 2020s Italian films 2020s Spanish films 2020s Italian-language films Films directed by Edoardo Leo