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Feature film — 2013

Welcome Mr. President! (2013)

6.21h 38mComedy

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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A high-signal pick with 714 votes.

Indigo Film / RAI Cinema

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Director: Riccardo Milani

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Cast & crew

Claudio Bisio as Peppino

Claudio Bisio

Peppino

Kasia Smutniak as Janis

Kasia Smutniak

Janis

Giuseppe Fiorello as Politician With Goatee

Giuseppe Fiorello

Politician With Goatee

Remo Girone as Morelli

Remo Girone

Morelli

Massimo Popolizio as Simple Politician

Massimo Popolizio

Simple Politician

Cesare Bocci as Handsome Politician

Cesare Bocci

Handsome Politician

Omero Antonutti as General Secretary

Omero Antonutti

General Secretary

Michele Alhaique as Piero

Michele Alhaique

Piero

Franco Ravera as Luciano

Franco Ravera

Luciano

Gianni Cavina as Mr. Fausto

Gianni Cavina

Mr. Fausto

Patrizio Rispo as General Cavallo

Patrizio Rispo

General Cavallo

Pietro Sarubbi as Brazilian President

Pietro Sarubbi

Brazilian President