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Dino Abbrescia has 13 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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In a tiny community enclosed by wheat fields, the adults shelter indoors, while six children venture out on their bikes across the scorched, deserted countryside. Exploring a dilapidated and uninhabited farmhouse, nine-year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he dares not tell anyone about it...
Dir. Gabriele Salvatores · With Giuseppe Cristiano, Dino Abbrescia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

An aspiring singer from southern Italy who's just been dumped moves north to Milan, where he falls in love and enters a TV singing competition show.
Dir. Gennaro Nunziante · With Checco Zalone, Giulia Michelini, Dino Abbrescia
After a suicide attempt, depressed lawyer Diego decides to take up the mantle of good Samaritan by helping his loved ones fix the problems in their life, but ends up bringing only utter havoc.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Claudio Bisio, Sergio Rubini, Dino Abbrescia
A woman seeking treatment for her stress, suddenly finds herself unable to filter herself when she speaks.
Dir. Guido Chiesa · With Valentina Lodovini, Neri Marcorè, Libero De Rienzo
Working in the shadows of music stars, a gifted guitarist returns to his hometown and decides to stage a disappearing act in order to propel him to fame.
Dir. Alessandro Pondi · With Pierfrancesco Favino, Giuseppe Fiorello, Mariela Garriga
Paolo needs to reach the castle of Alberto Caccia, where he was invited to spend Christmas with his family and Margherita, the ninth month of pregnancy. With them there will also be blessed, daughter of Alberto and childhood friend of Margherita, who was also pregnant. Among various mishaps and blunders, Paolo will combine another of his, coming to make everyone believe, because of a misunderstanding, that Alberto's died for his fault.
Dir. Alessandro Genovesi · With Fabio De Luigi, Cristiana Capotondi, Antonio Catania
Diego is a successful entrepreneur. Rich and not caring for the good of others, no scruples to belittle the next. His attitude turns against him when he forgets in his airport bathroom his latest-generation mobile phone with social profiles, contacts and credit cards.
Dir. Fausto Brizzi · With Lillo Petrolo, Paolo Ruffini, Violante Placido
A father, who calls himself "open" and tolerant and fights against any form of discrimination, reveals himself as not so liberal when his son announces the engagement to his partner. Overwhelmed by the news, he regresses into the most fierce opponent of same-sex marriage, and tries to undermine his son's happiness with a series of embarrassing situations.
Dir. Alessandro Genovesi · With Diego Abatantuono, Monica Guerritore, Salvatore Esposito
Lukewarm wedding acquires a new meaning when the father of the groom rekindles his long-time love for the mother of the bride.
Dir. Marco Ponti · With Riccardo Scamarcio, Laura Chiatti, Michele Placido

Four intertwined stories on the joys and sorrows of love.
Dir. Giovanni Veronesi · With Carlo Verdone, Silvio Muccino, Luciana Littizzetto
A young fashion blogger and an aspiring songwriter seem to have not that much in common, but when Cupid’s arrow hits them, every difference fades away and overnight they decide to get married. Even their fathers do not have anything in common: Gaetano is a strict mayor from Southern Italy, while Diego is a rich entrepreneur from the North. Between the two forthcoming in-laws, instead, is hate at first sight. They seem to agree on one single common goal: prevent this marriage at any cost! After fighting by any means in a struggle that will also involve their two bizarre families, will they manage to say no to the wedding?
Dir. Francesco Miccichè · With Vincenzo Salemme, Diego Abatantuono, Dino Abbrescia
Dir. Davide Marengo · With Luca Bizzarri, Paolo Kessisoglu, Geppi Cucciari
In a post-apocalyptic future, the Italian peninsula is going through a dark moment due to a terrible energy crisis.
Dir. Carlo Vanzina · With Diego Abatantuono, Emilio Solfrizzi, Sabrina Impacciatore
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