Cado dalle nubi is a 2009 Italian comedy film directed by

Gennaro Nunziante Gennaro Nunziante is an Italian film director. He directed the three highest-grossing Italian films in Italy headed by ''Quo Vado?''. Career He teamed up with Checco Zalone to write '' Cado dalle nubi'' (2009), with Zalone starring and Nunzian ...

Plot

Checco is a good guy from

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(Apulia), who loves music. He is ignorant and clumsy, and as a result is increasingly ridiculed. When his girlfriend dumps him, Checco decides to go and stay with his cousin in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

, to seek his fortune in the music business. His cousin comes out as

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

, while Checco falls in love with Marika, the daughter of an avid "leghista" (a sympathizer of the Lega Nord) from the separatist state "

Padania Padania (, also , ) is an alternative name and proposed independent state encompassing Northern Italy, derived from the name of the Po River (Latin ''Padus''), whose basin includes much of the region, centered on the Po Valley (), the major plai ...

", who hates Southern Italians.

Cast

* Checco Zalone - Checco *

Giulia Michelini Giulia Michelini (born 2 June 1985) is an Italian actress. Career Michelini was born in Rome, Italy in 1985. She made her acting debut at the age of 17 in 2002 in the third season of the police drama series "Distretto di Polizia", which was te ...

- Marika * Dino Abbrescia - Alfredo *

Ivano Marescotti Ivano Marescotti (4 February 1946 – 26 March 2023) was an Italian actor and theatre director. Life and career Born in Villanova di Bagnacavallo, province of Ravenna, Marescotti worked as a clerk in the urban sector of the Councillorship of ...

- Marika's Father * Claudia Penoni - Marika's Mother *

Peppino Mazzotta Peppino Mazzotta (born 20 May 1971) is an Italian actor, known for playing police officer Giuseppe Fazio in ''Il commissario Montalbano'' mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri. Mazzotta is a native of Domanic ...

- Livio * Stefano Chiodaroli - Giulio * Gigi Angelillo - Checco's Uncle *

Ludovica Modugno Ludovica Modugno (12 January 1949 – 26 October 2021) was an Italian actress who specialized in dubbing. Biography Modugno made her debut at the age of four in the film ''Il Dottor Antonio''. She debuted in dubbing in 1955 with the film ''Mirac ...

- Checco's Aunt * Anna Ferruzzo - Pina, Checco's Mother * Gioia Libardoni - Secretary *

Francesca Chillemi Francesca Chillemi (born 25 July 1985) is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder. Early life and career At the age of 18, Francesca Chillemi won the Miss Italia 2003 beauty contest. She subsequently sta ...

- Luisa

External links

* Films directed by Gennaro Nunziante 2009 comedy films 2009 films Films set in Apulia Films set in Milan Italian comedy films Films shot in Milan 2000s Italian-language films {{2000s-Italy-comedy-film-stub