Our Country

Our Country

2006 · ★ 5.4 · Drama

Set in Milan, where people's lives are invisibly lead by money in its different shapes: too much, too little, stolen, earned, visible and even impalpable. The money flows from one story to the next, from one person to the other, becoming the engine of the film.Everything moves around two antagonist characters: Ugo and Rita. Ugo is a banker involved in a not really clean business. Rita, the Finance Police officer, is a strong and obstinate woman in charge of capturing Ugo. Other characters wander around them, with their weaknesses and fragility, their goodness, their evil and their contradictions. Characters meet, clash, love and hate each other, their lust for money becomes intense feelings.

Directed by Francesca Comencini · Written by Francesca Comencini

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Valeria Golino Rita
Luca Zingaretti Ugo
Laura Chiatti Elodie
Giuseppe Battiston Otello
Fabio Ghidoni Matteo
Teco Celio Padre di Matteo
Luca Argentero Gerry
Valentina Lodovini Moglie di Gerry
Bebo Storti il politico
Riccardo Festa
Teresa Acerbis Moglie del professore (as Teresa Giuditta Acerbis)
Elena Maria Bellini Lucilla

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