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Completed - ITALIAN - Comedy - 84 minutes

Year of production : 2024

Director(s) : Giovanni DOTA
Cast : Carlo BUCCIROSSO, Lino MUSELLA

Synopsis

It’s Ferragosto, Italy’s mid-August holiday, in a practically deserted hospital in Naples. Two nurses, Angelo and Salvatore, are on shift when a desperately ill patient is wheeled in. With his seasoned eye, Angelo knows at once that Mr. Caputo won’t last the night. Salvatore happens to loathe Angelo and decides to bet on the opposite outcome. The winner of the bet will nab the top holiday slot: Christmas vacation. Angelo takes up the challenge. From that moment on, Salvatore will spend the night trying to keep Mr. Caputo alive, while Angelo will play dirty to make sure he wins the bet. That night, it’s anything goes at their hospital, from the nurses’ cheap shots to doctors on cocaine and suspicious characters lurking in the ward.

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Country(ies) : ITALY

Festivals and Awards

Venice - Biennale 2024 (GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI)


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