L'ITALIEN
synopsis
Dino Fabrizzi is the number one salesman at Nice’s Maserati dealer. At 42, he is at a turning point in his life, the job of manager is openly offered to him and his partner of one year, Hélène, has the firm intention of marrying him. For Dino, life is beautiful, except that this perfect life is built on a lie. Dino is actually called Mourad Ben Saoud. Neither his boss, Hélène and especially not his parents are aware of his false identity...In ten days, Ramadan begins. Mourad, who every year fails to observe it, must this time keep the promise he made to his ailing father. To observe Ramadan on his behalf... For Dino, the Italian, this won’t be easy.
original title: | L'Italien |
country: | France |
sales agent: | Pathé International |
year: | 2010 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Olivier Baroux |
release date: | BE 14/07/2010, FR 14/07/2010, DE 13/01/2010, ES 15/08/2012 |
screenplay: | Nicolas Boukhrief, Eric Besnard, Olivier Baroux, Jean-Paul Bathany, Stéphane Ben Lahcene |
cast: | Kad Merad, Philippe Lefebvre, Karim Belkhadra, Valérie Benguigui, Roland Giraud, Saphia Azzeddine |
cinematography by: | Arnaud Stéfani |
film editing: | Richard Marizy |
art director: | Perine Barre |
costumes designer: | Sandra Gutierrez |
music: | Martin Rappeneau |
producer: | Richard Grandpierre, Romain Le Grand |
production: | Eskwad, Pathé Films, M6 Films, Canal+, Ciné+ |
backing: | Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC), Banque Populaire Images 10, Région Provence Côte d'Azur |
distributor: | Pathé Distribution, Alternative Films, Arsenal Filmverleih, A Contracorriente Films |