Welcome Mr. President!

1h 38min

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...

Production Companies

Indigo Film

RAI Cinema

Cast

Giuseppe Fiorello

Giuseppe Fiorello

Politician With Goatee
Massimo Popolizio

Massimo Popolizio

Simple Politician
Cesare Bocci

Cesare Bocci

Handsome Politician
Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

General Secretary
Gianni Cavina

Gianni Cavina

Mr. Fausto
Patrizio Rispo

Patrizio Rispo

General Cavallo
Pietro Sarubbi

Pietro Sarubbi

Brazilian President
Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Janis' Mother
Federico Galante

Federico Galante

Center-Right Leader's Assistant
Lina Wertmüller

Lina Wertmüller

Potere Forte
Pupi Avati

Pupi Avati

Potere Forte
Gianni Rondolino

Gianni Rondolino

Potere Forte
Helga Cossu

Helga Cossu

Helga Cossu
Roberto Tallei

Roberto Tallei

Roberto Tallei

Release date

21st Mar 2013

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Italiano