High Stakes: A Night in the Ward
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It’s Ferragosto, Italy’s mid-August holiday, in a practically deserted hospital in Naples. Two nurses, Angelo and Salvatore, are on shift when a desperately ill patient is wheeled in. With his seasoned eye, Angelo knows at once that Mr. Caputo won’t last the night. Salvatore happens to loathe Angelo and decides to bet on the opposite outcome. The winner of the bet will nab the top holiday slot: Christmas vacation. Angelo takes up the challenge. From that moment on, Salvatore will spend the night trying to keep Mr. Caputo alive, while Angelo will play dirty to make sure he wins the bet. That night, it’s anything goes at their hospital, from the nurses’ cheap shots to doctors on cocaine and suspicious characters lurking in the ward.
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Cast
9 people
Carlo Buccirosso
Angelo
Known for
The Great Beauty
Mom or Dad?
Lino Musella
Salvatore
Known for
Gomorrah
The Beast
Nando Paone
Cammarota
Known for
Welcome to the South
Reality
Yari Gugliucci
Dott. Erri Barra Ceravolo
Known for
Mister Happiness
Tramite amicizia
Vittorio Ciorcalo
Caputo
Known for
La scuola
Clotilde Sabatino
Rossana
Known for
L'abbiamo fatta grossa
My Brilliant Friend
Chiarastella Sorrentino
Dott.ssa Caterina Giordano
Also in
Being Bruno
Elvira Zingone
Immacolata
Also in
The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles
Love and Bullets
Iaia Forte
Antonietta
Known for
The Great Beauty
Leopardi
Giovanni Dota Director · Matteo Visconti Writer Giulia Magda Martinez Writer
First release August 31, 2024 · Produced in Italy · Production I Wonder Pictures
Production
Italian International Film
Production
I Wonder Pictures
Production
Italy
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Original title
La scommessa - Una notte in corsia
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2024
Premiere
Italy · September 12, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 10, 2025 · Theatrical
May 12, 2025 · Digital
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