Welcome Mr. President!
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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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Part of Benvenuto Presidente - Collezione
2 films
Cast
24 people
Claudio Bisio
Peppino
Known for
Welcome to the South
Women Vs Men
Kasia Smutniak
Janis
Known for
From Paris with Love
Perfect Strangers
Giuseppe Fiorello
Politician With Goatee
Known for
C'era un cinese in coma
A Magnificent Haunting
Remo Girone
Morelli
Known for
Ford v Ferrari
The Equalizer 3
Massimo Popolizio
Simple Politician
Known for
I'm Back
Leopardi
Cesare Bocci
Handsome Politician
Known for
Inspector Montalbano
Do You See Me?
Omero Antonutti
General Secretary
Known for
El Sur
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Michele Alhaique
Piero
Known for
What a Beautiful Day
Nine
Franco Ravera
Luciano
Known for
Ogni maledetto Natale
Land of the Sons
Gianni Cavina
Mr. Fausto
Known for
The House with Laughing Windows
Christmas Present
Patrizio Rispo
General Cavallo
Known for
Swept Away
Pietro Sarubbi
Brazilian President
Known for
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Rich, the Pauper and the Butler
Riccardo Milani Director · Fabio Bonifacci Screenplay Andrea Guerra Composer
Worldwide gross $9.5M · First release March 21, 2013 · Produced in Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$9,500,000
Production
Indigo Film
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Production
Film Investment Piedmont (FIP)
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Benvenuto Presidente!
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 21, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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