''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' ( it, Smetto quando voglio) is a 2014 Italian

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film directed by

Sydney Sibilia Sydney Sibilia (born 19 November 1981) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Filmography *''I Can Quit Whenever I Want'' (2014) *''I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Masterclass'' (2017) *''I Can Quit Whenever I Want: Ad Honorem'' (2 ...

. It was followed by two

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s, subtitled ''

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'' and ''

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'', both released in 2017.

Plot

Pietro Zinni, a brilliant neurobiologist, loses his job at the university because of the financial crisis. Without any reasonable chance to find another contract, Pietro assembles a team of ex-researchers like him—a chemist, a cultural anthropologist, an economist, an archaeologist, and two Latin scholars—to produce a little-known smart drug that is not yet illegal under Italian law. The gang achieves immediate and unexpected success but is unprepared for the problematic lifestyle that comes with such sudden wealth.

Cast

Edoardo Leo Edoardo Leo (born 21 April 1972) is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Leo, a graduate in Literature and Philosophy from the Sapienza University of Rome, started attending acting courses at young age a ...

as Pietro Zinni *

Valeria Solarino Valeria Solarino (born 4 November 1979) is an Italian actress, born in Venezuela. Life and career She was born in Barcelona, Venezuela to a Sicilian father and Turinese mother. After studying philosophy at the University of Turin, she debute ...

as Giulia *Valerio Aprea as Mattia Argeri *Paolo Calabresi as Arturo Frantini *

Libero De Rienzo Libero De Rienzo (February 24, 1977 – July 15, 2021) was an Italian film actor, director, and screenwriter. Career De Rienzo was born in Naples and raised in Rome. In 2001, De Rienzo appeared in three films: ''Fat Girl'', ''Gioco con la morte ...

as Bartolomeo Bonelli *Stefano Fresi as Alberto Petrelli *Lorenzo Lavia as Giorgio Sironi *

Pietro Sermonti Pietro Sermonti (born 25 October 1971) is an Italian stage, film and television actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Sermonti is the son of writer of Tuscan and Sicilian descent, and businesswoman Samaritana Rattazzi from Piedmont, a daughte ...

as Andrea De Sanctis *

Sergio Solli Sergio Solli (19 November 1944 – 3 February 2023) was an Italian actor and stage director. Life and career Born in Naples, Solli was originally a hairdresser who acted in small amateur dramatics as a hobby, but his career had a turning point ...

as Professor Seta *

Neri Marcorè Neri Marcorè (born 31 July 1966) is an Italian actor, voice actor, impressionist, television presenter and singer. He has appeared in 22 films and television shows since 1994. He starred in the film ''Incantato'', which was entered into the 2003 ...

as Murena * Francesco Acquaroli as Commissioner Galatro *Majlinda Agaj as Angelica *Guglielmo Poggi as Maurizio *Caterina Shulha as Paprika *Nadir Caselli as Ilaria *Luca Vecchi as the junkie in rehab *Matteo Corradini as the junkie in disco *Davide Gagliardi as Danilo Autero *Enzo Provenzano as the car wrecker

Accolades

References

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* 2014 films 2014 comedy films 2010s crime comedy films Films about drugs Films directed by Sydney Sibilia Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome Italian crime comedy films Latin-language films 2010s Italian-language films 2010s Italian films Fandango (Italian company) films Rai Cinema films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub