Unlikely Revolutionaries

2010 film

Pierfrancesco Favino
Claudia Pandolfi
Fabio Volo
Giorgio Tirabassi
Giuseppe Battiston
Paolo Sassanelli

CinematographyGian Enrico BianchiEdited byWalter FasanoMusic byGiuliano TavianiDistributed byWarner Bros.

Release date

2010 (2010)

Running time

102 minutesLanguageItalian

Unlikely Revolutionaries (Italian: Figli delle stelle) is a 2010 Italian crime comedy film directed by Lucio Pellegrini.^[1] It was shot between Rome and in Cervinia, Aosta Valley.^[2] The film was screened out of competition at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

A "chronic" precarious worker, a port from Marghera, a somewhat seasoned university researcher, an insecure television journalist and a man just out of jail, disappointed by their life, decide to take action and kidnap a minister.

Cast

Pierfrancesco Favino as Pepe
Giuseppe Battiston as Bauer
Fabio Volo as Toni
Claudia Pandolfi as Marilù
Giorgio Tirabassi as Stella
Simona Nasi as Silvia, Stella's wife
Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Umberto
Paolo Sassanelli as Ramon
Camilla Filippi as Marta
Lydia Biondi as Pepe's Mother
Edoardo Gabbriellini as Edo

References

^ Claudia Mormiglione (October 18, 2010). "Ridere dei drammi dell'Italia attuale la scommessa di "Figli delle stelle"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
^ Elena Tartaglione (October 10, 2010). "Il film "figli delle stelle" apre la strada a nuove collaborazioni cinematografiche per la regione". AostaSera. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
^ Jennie Punter (August 2, 2011). "Montreal fest sets its slate". Variety. Retrieved 22 April 2014.