Gheni and Gherti, two young Albanian immigrants who live in Rome and work in a restaurant, settle in the home of the photographer Corrado, who makes friends with the first. In a torrid and empty city for the summer holidays Gherti, more restless, binds with Lino, an old Sardinian who every day accompanies his mentally ill wife to the city. Gheni instead continues his little "climb" in the restaurant and strengthens his friendship with Corrado.
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25 people
Julian Sota
Gherti
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Llazar Sota
Gheni
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Corrado Sassi
Corrado
Also in
Io sono Valentina Nappi
Land in Between
Pasqualino Mura
Salvatore
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Paola Rota
Paola
Also in
Caterina in the Big City
Poliziotti
Paolo Sassanelli
Carabiniere
Known for
Red Like the Sky
Un Natale per due
Maria Ramires
Maria
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Gianni Di Gregorio
Giacomo
Known for
Mid-August Lunch
Citizens of the World
Salvatore Sansone
Passante ospedale
Known for
The Brutalist
Alessandro Busiri Vici
Inquilino
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Laura Denoyer
Inquilina
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Alex Martayan
Portiere
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Matteo Garrone Director · Attilio Caselli Screenplay Sandro Berti Composer
First release September 12, 1998 · Produced in Italy · Languages Albanian, Italian
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Italy
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Original title
Ospiti
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Albanian · Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 12, 1998
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 21, 1998
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