Benvenuto Presidente!
- Comedy
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...
Welcome Mr. President! is an Italian comedy film released in March 2013 about an ordinary librarian named Peppino who is mistakenly elected President of the Italian Republic. Thrust into a role he's completely unprepared for, Peppino's common sense and unorthodox approach clash with protocol as he navigates the demands of high office.
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Claudio BisioPeppino
Kasia SmutniakJanis
Giuseppe FiorelloPolitician With Goatee
Remo GironeMorelli
Massimo PopolizioSimple Politician
Cesare BocciHandsome Politician
Omero AntonuttiGeneral Secretary
Michele AlhaiquePiero
Franco RaveraLuciano
Gianni CavinaMr. Fausto
Patrizio RispoGeneral Cavallo
Pietro SarubbiBrazilian President
Piera Degli EspostiJanis' Mother
Gigio MorraDrunk
Federico GalanteCenter-Right Leader's Assistant
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When was Welcome Mr. President! released?
The film was released on March 21, 2013.
What is the main plot?
A small-town librarian named Peppino is mistakenly elected President of Italy due to a political mix-up. Despite being completely unqualified, his instinctive problem-solving and common sense prove surprisingly effective, though he constantly struggles with presidential etiquette.
What genre is this film?
Welcome Mr. President! is a comedy that plays on the contrast between Peppino's ordinary, humble life and the formality and expectations of being a head of state.
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