Michele Astori

While Arturo tries to gain the love of Flora, he witnesses the history of Sicily from 1969 to 1992, miraculously dodging the crimes of the Mafia and supporting as a journalist the heroic struggle of the judges and policemen who fought this infamous organization.

Dir. Pif · With Pif, Cristiana Capotondi, Rosario Lisma

It's 1943 and World War II is raging in Europe. In New York, Arturo and Flora the daughter of a restaurant owner are in love, but she is promised in marriage to the son of a Mafia boss. There is a way around this, but to be able to marry Flora, Arturo needs to get permission from her father, who lives in a village in Sicily. Arturo doesn't have any money, so the only way he can get to Sicily is to enlist in the U.S. Army, which is preparing for a landing on the island.

Dir. Pif · With Pif, Miriam Leone, Andrea Di Stefano

An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Antonio Albanese, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Sonia Bergamasco

An elderly shepherd takes on big business when he becomes the only holdout against property developers building a luxury resort in his tiny Sardinian village.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Giuseppe Ignazio Loi, Virginia Raffaele, Aldo Baglio

Arturo loses his tech job to an algorithm he created and ends up working as a delivery man, monitored by an unreasonably strict app. His only solace comes from Stella, a hologram-for-girlfriend whose free trial is running out. Unable to renew the subscription due to his financial uncertainty, Arturo decides to take a stand.

Dir. Pif · With Fabio De Luigi, Ilenia Pastorelli, Pif

Elementary school teacher Michele Cortese is about to start a whole new life. After 40 years of teaching in the metropolitan Roman jungle, he had to move to a village in Central Italy, to teach in a tiny school with just a few children aged 7-10. Struggling to overcome his urban inadequacy, he finds a friendly face in vice-principal Agnese and gradually manages to fit in, thanks to her and their spirited pupils. As everything seems to be falling into place, unwelcome news comes through: the school has failed to meet its student quota for the next year and will soon be shut for good.

Dir. Riccardo Milani · With Antonio Albanese, Virginia Raffaele, Sergio Saltarelli