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Cast
Antonio Carluccio
as Angiolino 'Rrunza'
Gustavo Caputo
as Sindaco Filippo Pisanelli
Celeste Casciaro
as Eufemia Protopapa
Davide Riso
as Biagetto
Claudio Giangreco
as Pati 'Rrunza'
Alessandra De Luca
as Valentina
Francesco Ferrante
as Sabino
Antonio Pennarella
as Ciro a' Bestia
Tommasina Cacciatore
as Franca
Marco Antonio Romano
as Consigliere Cazzato
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2017
Runtime1h 50m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes17
DirectorEdoardo Winspeare
WritersEdoardo Winspeare, Alessandro Valenti
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Ark of Disperata
About The Ark of Disperata
At Disperata, a small town in Southern Italy, the melancholy mayor Filippo Pisanelli feels terribly unfit for his role. Only a love of poetry and his passion for the literature lessons he gives to prison inmates admit a chink of light into his general state of depression. In jail he meets Pati, a small-time criminal from his own town. Pati and his brother Angiolino were dreaming of becoming the mafia bosses of Capo di Leuca, but the encounter with art changes everything and an unusual friendship between the three men will lead them to make courageous choices.
Directed by Edoardo Winspeare, The Ark of Disperata leans on a strong ensemble — Antonio Carluccio, Gustavo Caputo, Celeste Casciaro — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2017.
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