“Every family has its own secrets, but some are funnier than the others.”
Set in 1970s Naples, bullied nine year-old Peppino is watching the world around him as his extended dysfunctional family change. Psychedelic flower power and hippie love is threatening the old traditional southern Italian family. Dad is having an affair and Mom has taken to her bed with depression. Super-mod brother and sister Titina and Salvatore take the boy under their wings, introducing him to demonstrations and love-ins, whilst caped superhero Gennaro visits Peppino even after being knocked down and killed by the number 12 bus. It is the imaginary appearances of this older superman cousin that help the nine-year-old navigate the complicated adult world.
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Cast
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Valeria Golino
Rosaria
Known for
Rain Man
Hot Shots!
Cristiana Capotondi
Titina
Known for
The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
The Night Before the Exams
Luca Zingaretti
Antonio
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Rose Island
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Libero De Rienzo
Salvatore
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I Can Quit Whenever I Want 3: Ad Honorem
Fort Apache Napoli
Luigi Catani
Peppino
Also in
The Equalizer 3
Nina
Lucia Ragni
Carmela
Known for
Two Stepmoms
Vincenzo Nemolato
Gennaro
Known for
Mussolini: Son of the Century
Supersex
Massimiliano Gallo
Arturo
Known for
The Hand of God
Cinderella the Cat
Monica Nappo
Assunta
Known for
The Hand of God
The Children's Train
Rosaria De Cicco
Maestra Lina
Known for
Facing Windows
His Secret Life
Antonia Truppo
Valeria
Known for
They Call Me Jeeg
Ultras
Nunzia Schiano
Spanish aunt
Known for
Dogman
Welcome to the South
Ivan Cotroneo Director · Monica Rametta Screenplay Ludovica Rampoldi Screenplay
First release November 4, 2011 · Produced in Italy · Production MiC, RAI Cinema
Production
Indigo Film
Production
MiC
Production
RAI Cinema
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Ministry of Culture (Italy)
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Italy
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Original title
La Kryptonite Nella Borsa
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 4, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
April 30, 2012 · Theatrical
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