''The Move of the Penguin'' ( it, La mossa del pinguino, also known as ''The Penguin's Move'') is a 2013 Italian comedy film written and directed by Claudio Amendola, as his directorial debut. It stars Edoardo Leo, Ricky Memphis,

Antonello Fassari Antonello Fassari (born 4 October 1952) is an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Antonello Fassari was born in Rome, where he practiced gymnastics at a competitive level until age 18.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei v ...

and Ennio Fantastichini in the main roles. It premiered at the 2013

Turin Film Festival The Torino Film Festival (also called the Turin Film Festival, TFF) is an international film festival held annually in Turin, Italy. Held every November, it is the second largest film festival in Italy, following the Venice Film Festival. It wa ...

Plot

Two precarious workers, a pensioner and an old bully discover the sport of curling by chance and convinced of their potential they plan to compete at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

held in Turin, in which Italy automatically has a qualified team being the host country.

Cast

* Edoardo Leo as Bruno *

as Neno * Ricky Memphis as Salvatore * Ennio Fantastichini as Ottavio *

Francesca Inaudi Francesca Inaudi (born 8 December 1977), is an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Siena, at age eighteen Inaudi was selected by Giorgio Strehler to enroll in his acting courses at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan.Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo P ...

as Eva * Damiano De Laurentis as Yuri *

Sergio Fiorentini Sergio Fiorentini (29 July 1934 – 11 December 2014) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Fiorentini was best known for his portrayal of characters in Italian crime dramas and films as well as dubbing Gene Hackman in a majority of his films an ...

as Salvatore's father * Vittorio Emanuele Propizio as Fabio *

Edoardo Purgatori Edoardo Purgatori a.k.a. Edoardo Hendrik (Rome, January 14, 1989) is an actor. Biography Edoardo Purgatori (a.k.a. Edoardo Hendrik) was born in Rome in 1989 to Andrea Purgatori, an Italian journalist and screenwriter, and to Nicola Schmitz, a ...

as Bulletto * Stefano Fresi as Omone * Rita Savagnone as Erania * Barbara Scoppa as Lisa

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External links

* 2010s sports comedy films Italian sports comedy films Curling films Films about the 2006 Winter Olympics Films set in 2006 Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome Films set in Piedmont 2013 comedy films 2013 films 2010s Italian films {{2010s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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