Cado dalle nubi is a 2009 Italian
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Gennaro Nunziante
Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''.
Career
He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunziante ...
.
Plot
Checco is a good guy from
Polignano a Mare
Polignano a Mare (; Barese: ) is a town and municipality () in the Metropolitan City of Bari, Puglia, southern Italy, located on the Adriatic Sea. The local economy mostly depends on tourism, agriculture and fishing.
History
The area has been s ...
(Apulia), who loves music. He is ignorant and clumsy, and as a result is increasingly ridiculed. When his girlfriend Angela dumps him, Checco decides to go and stay with his cousin Alfredo in
Milan
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, to seek his fortune in the music business. Alfredo lives with his boyfriend Manolo, but initially refuses to come out his family due to the latter's prejudice. After he reluctantly reveals his relationship to Checco, the musician falls in love with Marika, the daughter of an avid "leghista" (a sympathizer of the
Lega Nord
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) from the separatist state "
Padania
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", who hates Southern Italians.
Cast
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